Zerah

Zerah's father was Judah and his mother was Tamar . His paternal grandparents were Jacob (Israel) and Leah . He had three brothers named Saraph, Jashubilehem and Perez. He had five half-brothers named Er, Onan, Shelah, Jokim and Joash.

General Notes
- From Zerah came the Zarhites (or Ezrahites).
  
  These five are here stated to be the sons of Zerah, that is, of Ezra, whence they were called Ezrahites (1Ki 4:31). In that passage they are called "the sons of Mahol," which, however, is to be taken not as a proper name, but appellatively for "sons of music, dancing," &c. The traditional fame of their great sagacity and acquirements had descended to the time of Solomon and formed a standard of comparison for showing the superior wisdom of that monarch. Jewish writers say that they were looked up to as prophets by their countrymen during the abode in Egypt.