Bible Strands
Zerah
the name means Sunrise Easton's Bible Dictionary
Zerah, a Levite of the Gershonite clan, was the son of Iddo.
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.
Family
Parents
Iddo
Children
Jeatherai
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at 1 Chronicles 6:21.
See Zerah in the family tree →
Verses that name Zerah
- 1 Chronicles 6:21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.
- 1 Chronicles 6:41 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,