Afterward his brother came out, the one who had the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah.
The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
Then Tamar his daughter-in-law bore Perez and Zerah for him. In all, Judah had five sons.
of the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their brothers, six hundred and ninety.
Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah the son of Judah, was the king’s assistant in all matters concerning the people.
Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.