1 Chronicles 2:4

4 Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah.^[a] Judah had five sons in all.

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, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

3 Judah's sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. [These] three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah's firstborn, was evil in the Lord's sight, so He put him to death.

4 Judah's daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

5 Perez's sons: Hezron and Hamul.

6 Zerah's sons: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara-five in all.

Footnotes

• [a] Gn 38:6-30