Genesis 38:29

Webster's Bible (1833)

It happened, as he drew back his hand, that behold, his brother came out, and she said, "Why have you made a breach for yourself?" Therefore his name was called Perez.{Perez means "breaking out."}

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  • Gen 46:12 : 12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
  • Num 26:20 : 20 The sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
  • 1 Chr 2:4 : 4 Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
  • Matt 1:3 : 3 Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
  • Neh 11:6 : 6 All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight valiant men.
  • 1 Chr 9:4 : 4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Perez the son of Judah.
  • Neh 11:4 : 4 In Jerusalem lived 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 Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;
  • Ruth 4:12 : 12 and let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the seed which Yahweh shall give you of this young woman.
  • Luke 3:33 : 33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Joram,{TR omits "the son of Joram"} the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

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    30Afterward his brother came out, that had the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah.{Zerah means "scarlet" or "brightness."}

  • Gen 38:27-28
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    27It happened in the time of her travail, that behold, twins were in her womb.

    28It happened, when she travailed, that one put out a hand: and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, "This came out first."

  • Ruth 4:18
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    18Now this is the history of the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,

  • 1 Chr 2:4-5
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    4Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

    5The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.

  • Num 26:20-21
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    20The sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

    21The sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

  • Gen 25:24-26
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    24When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.

    25The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.

    26After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.

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    12and let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the seed which Yahweh shall give you of this young woman.

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    11David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken forth on Uzza; and he called that place Perez Uzza, to this day.

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    2Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.

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    12The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

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    3In the womb he took his brother by the heel; And in his manhood he had power with God.

  • Gen 38:3-5
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    3She conceived, and bore a son; and he named him Er.

    4She conceived again, and bore a son; and she named him Onan.

    5She yet again bore a son, and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bore him.

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    8David was displeased, because Yahweh had broken forth on Uzzah; and he called that place Perez Uzzah, to this day.

  • 1 Chr 5:2
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    2For Judah prevailed above his brothers, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's:)

  • 1 Chr 7:23
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    23He went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because it went evil with his house.

  • Gen 29:34-35
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    34She conceived again, and bare a son. Said, "Now this time will my husband be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons." Therefore was his name called Levi.

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    8Rachel said, "With mighty wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and have prevailed." She named him Naphtali.

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    18He said, "What pledge will I give you?" She said, "Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand." He gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.

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    17It happened that, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid, for now you will have another son."

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    23She conceived, bore a son, and said, "God has taken away my reproach."

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    25When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, "By the man, whose these are, I am with child." She also said, "Please discern whose are these-- the signet, and the cords, and the staff."

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    13It happened, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had run outside,

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    19To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

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    3Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.

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    35He said, "Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing."

  • Gen 38:23
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    23Judah said, "Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this kid, and you haven't found her."

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    1It happened at that time, that Judah went down from his brothers, and visited a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

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    16Maacah the wife of Machir bore a son, and she named him Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem.

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    34Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.

  • 2 Sam 14:7
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    7Behold, the whole family is risen against your handmaid, and they say, Deliver him who struck his brother, that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he killed, and so destroy the heir also. Thus will they quench my coal which is left, and will leave to my husband neither name nor remainder on the surface of the earth.

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    18and it happened, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment by me, and ran outside."

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    9Jabez was more honorable than his brothers: and his mother named him Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.