1 Chronicles 2:4

4 Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Peretz and Zerach; thus Y'hudah had five sons altogether.

1 Chronicles 2:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:4

And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah
Through incest; they were twins, ( Genesis 38:27-30 ) all the sons of Judah were five; who are before mentioned by name.

1 Chronicles 2:4 In-Context

2 Dan, Yosef, Binyamin, Naftali, Gad and Asher.

3 The sons of Y'hudah: 'Er, Onan and Shelah; the mother of these three was Bat-Shua the Kena'anit. 'Er, Y'hudah's firstborn, was wicked from ADONAI's perspective, so he killed him.

4 Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Peretz and Zerach; thus Y'hudah had five sons altogether.

5 The sons of Peretz: Hetzron and Hamul.

6 The sons of Zerach: Zimri, Eitan, Heiman, Kalkol and Dara - five of them altogether.