First name Zerah in the world's Bibles

In the bible, Zerah is the name of the son of Reuel (GEN 36:13) and chief of Edom (GEN 36:17), as well as name of of Bozrah (GEN 36:33), son of Judah and Tamar (GEN 38:30), and son of Iddo (1CH 6:21)
(and others...)
. Meaning of the name: same as Zarah. Related names are: Judah, Achan, Pharez . The translations of Zerah in 73 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from Zara in Spanish to លោក យូដា in Central Khmer!
Name Zerah in the world's Bibles
And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. (GEN 36:13)
And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. (GEN 36:17)
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. (GEN 36:33)
And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. (GEN 46:12)
Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. (NUM 26:13)
And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. (NUM 26:20)
But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel. (JOS 7:1)
And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. (JOS 7:18)
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor. (JOS 7:24)
Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity. (JOS 22:20)
The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. (1CH 1:37)
And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. (1CH 1:44)
And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. (1CH 2:4)
And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. (1CH 2:6)
The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul: (1CH 4:24)
Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son. (1CH 6:21)
The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, (1CH 6:41)
And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety. (1CH 9:6)
And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah. (2CH 14:9)
And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people. (NEH 11:24)
And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah. (GEN 38:30)

Popularity of the name Zerah in its translations around the world

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