Ruth 4:12

New American Bible - revised edition

With the offspring the Lord will give you from this young woman, may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah.”

Cross References

Genesis 38:29

But as he withdrew his hand, his brother came out; and she said, “What a breach you have made for yourself!” So he was called Perez.

Genesis 46:12

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah—but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan; and the sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

1 Chronicles 2:4

Judah’s daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah, so that he had five sons in all.

Malachi 2:15

Did he not make them one, with flesh and spirit? And what does the One require? Godly offspring! You should be on guard, then, for your life, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.

Matthew 1:3

Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,

Ruth 4:18

These are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,

1 Samuel 2:20

And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, as they were leaving for home. He would say, “May the Lord repay you with children from this woman for the gift she has made to the Lord!”