From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Perez (son of Judah)

Biblical figure; son of Judah and twin brother of Zerah

Field	Value
image	Margaretting, St Margaret's church, east window detail (32824265458) (cropped).jpg
mother	Tamar
father	Judah
relatives	Zerah (twin brother)

Perez, also written as Pharez/Peretz (), was the son of Tamar and her father-in-law Judah, and the twin of Zerah, according to the Book of Genesis. The twins were conceived after Tamar tricked her father-in-law Judah into having sexual intercourse with her by disguising herself as a prostitute. The name is transliterated to English as both "Perez" (NIV, ESV, NKJV) and "Pharez" (KJV). Perez, in Hebrew means "breach or burst forth" and is named after the narrative of his birth as recorded in . According to Ethiopian tradition, Perez became a king of Persia.

Family tree

Biblical account

Gravure of bathing of the baby Peres — nl}}, 1564{{Ndash}}1568

27 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb! 28 While she was in labor, one of them put out a hand, and the midwife tied a crimson thread on that hand, to signify: This one came out first. 29 But just then it drew back its hand, and out came its brother; and she said, “What a breach (Heb. *pereṣ*) you have made for yourself!” So he was named Perez.

The Book of Ruth lists Perez as being part of the ancestral genealogy of King David, and both the Gospel according to Matthew through Joseph and the Gospel according to Luke through Mary include him when specifying the genealogy of Jesus.

References

{{bibleverse. Genesis. 38:29. 9
{{bibleverse. 1 Chronicles. 2:4. KJV
[http://biblehub.com/hebrew/6556.htm Strong's Hebrew 6556_ פָּ֫רֶץ (perets) -- a bursting forth, breach] Retrieved 2015-08-01
Note: The name is under Strong's 6557 which refers to 6556 for the meaning.
"Genesis 38:27-28".
{{bibleverse. Ruth. 4:18-22. KJV
[[Matthew 1:3]]
{{bibleverse. Luke. 3:33. 9

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

book-of-genesis-people biblical-twins tribe-of-judah book-of-ruth-people people-in-the-gospel-of-matthew people-in-the-gospel-of-luke

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Perez (son of Judah) — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report