Afterward his brother, on whose hand was the scarlet thread, came out. And he named him Zerah.
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.
Then Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
From the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their kinsmen—690.
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 fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez fathered Hezron, Hezron fathered Ram,