Bible Person

Zerah

Meaning: same as Zarah · Male · 2 cross references

This Zerah entry refers to a Gershonite Levite in the worship genealogies, not to the Edomite king of the same name. He belongs to the sacred family lines through which Levitical continuity is preserved. First appears in 1 Chr 6:21.1

AI summary: This Zerah matters because his cross references place him within the Gershonite chain that sustains the remembered order of Levitical service. The distinction from the Edomite ruler is important because identical names recur in very different contexts. Taken together, the material presents this Zerah as a Levitical family figure in the continuity of sacred descent.1

Central Figure

Zerah

Meaning: same as Zarah

A Gershonite Levite (1 Chr.