Afterward his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread, came out. And he named him Zerah.
From the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their kinsmen—690.
Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Ram,
Then Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, from the descendants of Zerah the son of Judah, was the king’s agent for any matter concerning the people.
Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez and Zerah. Er died along with Onan in the land of Canaan. Perez’s sons were Hezron and Hamul.