Genesis 38:29

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But that baby pulled his hand back in, so the other baby was born first. So the nurse said, “You were able to break out first!” So they named him Perez.

Cross References

Matthew 1:3

Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah. (Their mother was Tamar.) Perez was the father of Hezron. Hezron was the father of Ram.

1 Chronicles 2:4

Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar gave birth to Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons.

Genesis 46:12

Judah’s sons were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Er and Onan died while still in Canaan.) Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul.

Nehemiah 11:6

The number of Perez’s descendants living in Jerusalem was 468. All of them were brave men.

Ruth 4:12

May the Lord bless you with many children through Ruth. May your family become great like the family of Perez, the son Tamar bore for Judah.”

Luke 3:33

Nahshon was the son of Amminadab. Amminadab was the son of Admin. Admin was the son of Arni. Arni was the son of Hezron. Hezron was the son of Perez. Perez was the son of Judah.

Nehemiah 11:4

And other people from the families of Judah and Benjamin lived in Jerusalem. These are the descendants of Judah who moved into Jerusalem: Athaiah son of Uzziah (the son of Zechariah, who was the son of Amariah, who was the son of Shephatiah, who was the son of Mahalalel, who was a descendant of Perez)

1 Chronicles 9:4

Uthai was Ammihud’s son. Ammihud was Omri’s son. Omri was Imri’s son. Imri was Bani’s son. Bani was a descendant of Perez. Perez was Judah’s son.

Genesis 38:28

While she was giving birth, one baby put his hand out. The nurse tied a red string on the hand and said, “This baby was born first.”