Old Testament
Jerah
Jerah was a descendant of Shem through Joktan, listed in the Table of Nations in Genesis.
Jerah is identified in the genealogies of Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1 as one of the thirteen sons of Joktan. As a descendant of Eber, he represents one of the post-Flood clans that populated the regions of Arabia. His inclusion in the biblical record serves to document the expansion and diversification of the nations following the dispersion at Babel.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 10:26
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:20
Where Jerah appears
2 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Japheth11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
- Anah10 versesA Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
- Bethuel10 versesThe son of Nahor and Milcah, father of Rebekah and Laban, and nephew of Abraham.
- Put2 versesA son of Ham and progenitor of a North African people group often associated with ancient Libya.
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