Genesis 38:29

The Passion Translation

But immediately, he drew his hand back, and out came his brother; and she said, “Look how you have broken out of the womb!” So, he was named Perez, the one who breaks through.

Cross References

Matthew 1:3

Judah and Tamar had twin sons, Perez and Zerah. Perez had a son named Hezron, who had a son named Ram,

Genesis 46:12

Judah and his sons: Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Judah’s other sons, Er and Onan, had died in Canaan.) Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul.

Ruth 4:12

And may Yahweh give you children by this young woman, and through them, may your family be like the family of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah!”

Genesis 38:28

While she was in labor, one hand popped out, so the midwife wrapped a crimson thread around its wrist, saying, “This one came out first.”