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Zerah
the name means Sunrise Easton's Bible Dictionary
Zerah, from Bozrah, was a king of Edom before Israel had a king.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Sunrise. (1.) An "Ethiopian," probably Osorkon II., the successor of Shishak on the throne of Egypt. With an enormous army, the largest we read of in Scripture, he invaded the kingdom of Judah in the days of Asa (2 Chr. 14:9-15). He reached Zephathah, and there encountered the army of Asa. This is the only instance "in all the annals of Judah of a victorious encounter in the field with a first-class heathen power in full force." The Egyptian host was utterly routed, and the Hebrews gathered "exceeding much spoil." Three hundred years elapsed before another Egyptian army, that of Necho (B.C. 609), came up against Jerusalem.
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Jobab
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First named at Genesis 36:33.
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Verses that name Zerah
- Genesis 36:33 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 1:44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.