Genesis 38:30
“And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 38:1-30
- The Family of Judah 1. עדלם ‛ǎdûllâm, ‘Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh Chirah, “nobility?” 2. שׁוּע…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
His name was called Zarah - זרה Zarach, risen or sprung up, applied to the sun, rising and diffusing his light. "He had…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 38:24-30
Here is, I. Judah's rigour against Tamar, when he heard she was an adulteress. She was, in the eye of the law, Shelah's…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Zerah A word which probably meant "the rising of the sun"; but was apparently in popular etymology connected with a word…