Zerah (Easton)

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Sunrise. An 'Ethiopian,' probably Osorkon II., the successor of Shishak on the throne of Egypt. With an enormous army, the largest we read of in Scripture, he invaded the kingdom of Judah in the days of Asa (2 Chronicles 14:9-15 ). He reached Zephathah, and there encountered the army of Asa. This is"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter Z Bible Dictionaries Zerah Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Zephathah Next Entry Zered Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Zerah Dictionaries American Tract Society Zerah Easton's Bible Dictionary Zerah Fausset Bible Dictionary Zerah Holman Bible Dictionary Zerah Hitchcock Bible Names Zerah Hastings' BibleDictionary Zerah Hastings' NT Dictionary Zerah Morrish Bible Dictionary Zerah Zara, Zarah, Zerah People's Bible Dictionary Zerah Smith Bible Dictionary Zerah Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Zerah Colburn International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Zerah Zerah (the Ethiopian) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Zerah McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Colburn, Zerah Zerah The Nuttall Encyclopedia Colburn, Zerah The Jewish Encyclopedia Aaron ben Zerah Kadisch, Zerah B. Meïr, of Prague Menahem B. Aaron Ibn Zerah Lexicons Ζάρα זֶרַח Sunrise. An "Ethiopian," probably Osorkon II., the successor of Shishak on the throne of Egypt. With an enormous army, the largest we read of in Scripture, he invaded the kingdom of Judah in the days of Asa ( 2 Chronicles 14:9-15 ). He reached Zephathah, and there encountered the army of Asa. This is the only instance "in all the annals of Judah of a victorious encounter in the field with a first-class heathen power in full force." The Egyptian host was utterly routed, and the Hebrews gathered "exceeding much spoil." Three hundred years elapsed before another Egyptian army, that of Necho (B.C. 609), came up against Jerusalem. A son of Tamar ( Genesis 38:30 ); called also Zara ( Matthew 1:3 ). A Gershonite Levite ( 1 Chronicles 6:21,41 ).

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)