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    person · also Perezite

    Perez

    פֶּ֫רֶץΦάρες

    Perez, son of Judah and Tamar, was an ancestor of King David and Jesus Christ.

    verses
    15
    first named
    Genesis 38:29
    last named
    Luke 3:33
    period
    Egypt and Wilderness
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Perez?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Perez was the son of Judah and Tamar, born in unusual circumstances described in Genesis 38. He was the twin brother of Zerah and was named Perez (meaning "breach" or "breaking forth") because he broke out first during the delivery (Gen.38.29). Perez became the ancestor of a prominent clan within the tribe of Judah (Num.26.20-21). He is mentioned in the genealogy of King David (Rut.4.12,18; 1Ch.2.4-5) and is an ancestor of several notable figures, including Hezron, Caleb, and Nahshon (1Ch.2.5,9,10). The descendants of Perez were among those who settled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile (Neh.11.4,6). Most significantly, Perez is listed in the genealogies of Jesus Christ in both Mat.1.3 and Luk.3.33, highlighting his important role in the lineage of the Messiah.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Perez10 of 14 entities the graph connects to Perez, in 2 groups: kinship 9, company 1. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.JudahChild of · Descendant of · 2 events · 1,023 versesZerahSibling of · 3 events · 19 versesHezronFather of · 14 versesShelahSibling of · 2 events · 8 versesTamarChild of · 3 events · 7 versesErSibling of · 2 events · 6 versesOnanSibling of · 2 events · 6 versesHamulFather of · 3 versesJashobeamAncestor of · 3 versesKinshipTamar’s birthTook part in · 3 versesCompanyPerez

    The 10 best-attested of 14 are drawn. All 14 are listed below.

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    Where this happens

    A person is placed by the events they take part in, and an event has to clear three things to place them: it must say where it happened, that place must be one the gazetteer can put a coordinate on, and the verse must report it rather than foretell, command or ask it. Nothing anchored here clears all three. Where the text names a setting no gazetteer surveys — a vineyard, a palace, a plot of ground — it is left off rather than guessed at; where a place is named only in a prophecy, the map does not draw what was said to be coming as though it had happened; and a place reached only through a relation is not inherited, because standing beside somebody is not being somewhere.

    No verse Atlas has read as a report puts this person anywhere.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 15, across 7 books. The name is written 19 times in them.

    1. Genesis2 verses

      38:2946:12

    2. Numbers2 verses

      26:2026:21

    3. Ruth2 verses

      4:124:18

    4. 1 Chronicles5 verses

      2:42:54:19:427:3

    5. Nehemiah2 verses

      11:411:6

    6. Matthew1 verse

      1:3

    7. Luke1 verse

      3:33

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    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Tamar’s birth and Er, and 3 moreBath-shuaJudah's Canaanite wife; mother of Er, Onan, and Shelah.via Tamar’s birth, and 1 moreBirthBirth is a concept gathering 84 labelled instances in the text.via UthaiAmmihudDescendant of Judah living in Jerusalemvia AthaiahUzziahJudahite who resettled in Jerusalem after the exilevia Er and OnanOnan’s spillingOnan’s spilling is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via JashobeamHachmonitesA clan or family known for their mighty warriors.via JashobeamZabdielFather of Jashobeam, commander of David's armyvia Judah and TamarJudah’s pledgeJudah’s pledge is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Judah and TamarJudah’s sendingJudah’s sending is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.

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