Zerah's Journey Map

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A hand comes out first; the midwife binds a scarlet thread on it.
GEN.38.28

And it came to pass, when she travailed, that {the one} put out {his} hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

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Zerah

Zerah was the second of Tamar's twins, though his hand came out first and the midwife bound a scarlet thread on it. He was born after his brother broke through. His most remembered descendant is Achan, whose theft at Jericho cost Israel a battle.

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Journey Timeline

  1. The scarlet threadc. 1875 BC

    Canaan

    A hand comes out first; the midwife binds a scarlet thread on it.

    GEN 38:28

  2. Birthc. 1875 BC

    Canaan

    Zerah is born after his brother, the thread upon his hand.

    GEN 38:30

  3. Into Egyptc. 1876 BC

    Egypt

    Zerah goes down into Egypt among the house of Judah.

    GEN 46:12

  4. His descendant Achanc. 1400 BC

    Jericho

    Achan of the family of Zerah takes of the accursed thing at Jericho.

    JOS 7:1

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