Zerah

Family: Edom · Role: son of Reuel · First appears: Genesis 36

Zerah is the son of Reuel. In Genesis 36, Jobab is identified as Zerah’s son, and after Bela died, Jobab succeeded him as king: “Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.”

By Numbers 26, Zerah is named in connection with the families of the Zarhites under Simeon and Judah.

Relationship record

Life events

• After Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah succeeded him as king.(Genesis 36 · 📍 Esau)
  • With: Bela Jobab
  • “And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.”

Genesis 36

• parent: Reuel “And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah”
• child: Jobab “Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.”

Numbers 26

• parent: Simeon “Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites”
• parent: Judah “of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Five Books of Moses. Made with Rho MD.