Textus Receptus Bibles

{Zerach} the name of three {Israelites} also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince

Zerah or Zarah = "rising"

1. a son of Reuel and grandson of Esau, one of the dukes of the Edomites

2. twin brother of Pharez, sons of Judah and Tamar; descendants are called Zarhites, Ezrahites, and Izrahites

3. son of Simeon; also called 'Zohar'

4. a Gershonite Levite, son of Iddo of Adaiah

5. the Ethiopian or Cushite, invader of Judah in the reign of Asa who defeated the invaders; probably the same as the Egyptian king Usarken I, second king of the Egyptian 22nd dynasty or perhaps more probably Usarken II, his 2nd successor

6. another Edomite leader; possibly same as 1