Matthew 1:3
and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
In Context
2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;
4and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon;
Cross References
Genesis 38:11Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow in thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown up: for he said, Lest he also die, like his brethren. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.
Genesis 38:29And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, Wherefore hast thou made a breach for thyself? therefore his name was called Perez.
Numbers 26:20And 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 Chronicles 2:1These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar and Zebulun;
1 Chronicles 9:6And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 1:2-18
Matthew to John The one half of our undertaking upon the New Testament It may be proper to apprise the reader that the volume to which this preface was originally prefixed included the Acts of the Apostles, which in the present edition will commence the second volume, in order to secure a more equal division of the New Testament—the commentary on the remaining books being less extended than the author contemplated .—Ed . is now, by the assistance of divine grace, finished, and presented to the reader, who, it is… Read the whole commentary →