Perez

A written article for Perez is still to come. Below and alongside: where Perez appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 2000 BC
    1700 BC
  • Life of Perez
    1880 BC to 1750 BC

Original word

  • פֶּרֶץ pharez, perez
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Where Perez appears in Scripture

Genesis 38

וַיְהִי׀ כְּמֵשִׁיב יָדוֹ וְהִנֵּה יָצָא אָחִיו וַתֹּאמֶר מַה-פָּרַצְתָּ עָלֶיךָ פָּרֶץ וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ פָּֽרֶץ׃
29
And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.

Genesis 46

וּבְנֵי יְהוּדָה עֵר וְאוֹנָן וְשֵׁלָה וָפֶרֶץ וָזָרַח וַיָּמָת עֵר וְאוֹנָן בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵי-פֶרֶץ חֶצְרֹן וְחָמֽוּל׃
12
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.

Numbers 26

וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵֽי-יְהוּדָה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לְשֵׁלָה מִשְׁפַּחַת הַשֵּׁלָנִי לְפֶרֶץ מִשְׁפַּחַת הַפַּרְצִי לְזֶרַח מִשְׁפַּחַת הַזַּרְחִֽי׃
20
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.
וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵי-פֶרֶץ לְחֶצְרֹן מִשְׁפַּחַת הַֽחֶצְרֹנִי לְחָמוּל מִשְׁפַּחַת הֶחָֽמוּלִֽי׃
21
And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

Ruth 4

וִיהִי בֵֽיתְךָ כְּבֵית פֶּרֶץ אֲשֶׁר-יָֽלְדָה תָמָר לִֽיהוּדָה מִן-הַזֶּרַע אֲשֶׁר יִתֵּן יְהוָה לְךָ מִן-הַֽנַּעֲרָה הַזֹּֽאת׃
12
And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.
וְאֵלֶּה תּֽוֹלְדוֹת פָּרֶץ פֶּרֶץ הוֹלִיד אֶת-חֶצְרֽוֹן׃
18
Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

1 Chronicles 2

וְתָמָר כַּלָּתוֹ יָלְדָה לּוֹ אֶת-פֶּרֶץ וְאֶת-זָרַח כָּל-בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה חֲמִשָּֽׁה׃
4
And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
בְּנֵי-פֶרֶץ חֶצְרוֹן וְחָמֽוּל׃
5
The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.

1 Chronicles 4

בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה פֶּרֶץ חֶצְרוֹן וְכַרְמִי וְחוּר וְשׁוֹבָֽל׃
1
The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.

1 Chronicles 9

עוּתַי בֶּן-עַמִּיהוּד בֶּן-עָמְרִי בֶּן-אִמְרִי בֶן-‫(בנימן)‬ בָּנִי-מִן-בְּנֵי-פֶרֶץ בֶּן-יְהוּדָֽה׃
4
Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.

1 Chronicles 27

מִן-בְּנֵי-פֶרֶץ הָרֹאשׁ לְכָל-שָׂרֵי הַצְּבָאוֹת לַחֹדֶשׁ הָֽרִאשֽׁוֹן׃
3
Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.

Nehemiah 11

וּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַם יָֽשְׁבוּ מִבְּנֵי יְהוּדָה וּמִבְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן מִבְּנֵי יְהוּדָה עֲתָיָה בֶן-עֻזִּיָּה בֶּן-זְכַרְיָה בֶן-אֲמַרְיָה בֶּן-שְׁפַטְיָה בֶן-מַֽהֲלַלְאֵל מִבְּנֵי-פָֽרֶץ׃
4
And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;
כָּל-בְּנֵי-פֶרֶץ הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָם אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שִׁשִּׁים וּשְׁמֹנָה אַנְשֵׁי-חָֽיִל׃
6
All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.