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Pharez in the Bible.

Breach, the son of Judah. He was born about 1721 BC, by Ussher’s count. The King James Version names Pharez in 15 verses, from Genesis 38:29 to Luke 3:33.

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Who Pharez was.

'=Pharez, (q.v.), breach, the son of Judah (Neh. 11:4). “The chief of all the captains of the host for the first month” in the reign of David was taken from his family (1 Chr. 27:3). Four hundred and sixty-eight of his “sons” came back from captivity with Zerubbabel, who himself was one of them (1 Chr. 9:4; Neh. 11:6).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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All 15 verses that name Pharez.

Genesis 2

  • Genesis 38:29And 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 46:12And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

Numbers 2

  • Numbers 26:20And 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.
  • Numbers 26:21And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

Ruth 2

  • Ruth 4:12And 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.
  • Ruth 4:18Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,

1 Chronicles 5

  • 1 Chronicles 2:4And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.
  • 1 Chronicles 2:5The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.
  • 1 Chronicles 4:1The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal.
  • 1 Chronicles 9:4Uthai 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 27:3Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.

Nehemiah 2

  • Nehemiah 11:4And 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;
  • Nehemiah 11:6All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.

Matthew 1

  • Matthew 1:3And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

Luke 1

  • Luke 3:33Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

Questions about Pharez.

Who was Pharez in the Bible?

Breach, the son of Judah. The King James Version names Pharez in 15 verses, from Genesis 38:29 to Luke 3:33.

Who were Pharez’s parents?

His father was Judah and his mother Tamar.

Who were Pharez’s children?

BibleLectio’s family tree lists Hezron and Hamul.

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