Perez

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Perez is a biblical figure from the Book of Genesis, known as one of the twin sons of Judah and an ancestor in the lineage leading to King David.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Perez canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
human
ancestorOf Amminadab NERFINISHED
Boaz NERFINISHED
Davidic line NERFINISHED
Hezron NERFINISHED
Jesse NERFINISHED
King David NERFINISHED
Nahshon NERFINISHED
Obed NERFINISHED
Ram NERFINISHED
Salmon NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme continuation of Judah’s line
unexpected lineage
associatedWithTribalClan clan of Perez
birthNarrativeLocation Genesis 38
birthOrder firstborn of the twins
category Ancestors of King David
Book of Genesis people
Tribe of Judah figures
childOf Judah NERFINISHED
Tamar NERFINISHED
descendantsMentionedIn Numbers 26:20
ethnicIdentity Israelite NERFINISHED
givenName Perez NERFINISHED
listedInGenealogy 1 Chronicles 2
Luke 3
Matthew 1
Ruth 4:18–22
meaningOfName breach
mentionedIn Book of Genesis
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
nameInHebrew Peretz NERFINISHED
nameInHebrewScript פֶּרֶץ
notableEvent overtook his twin Zerah at birth
patrilinealDescentFrom Abraham NERFINISHED
Jacob NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
roleInBiblicalNarrative link in the genealogy from Judah to David
tribalAffiliation Tribe of Judah NERFINISHED
twinBrotherOf Zerah NERFINISHED

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Judah son of Jacob child Perez
Pérez hasVariant Perez