13th Zerah: I Still Do Believe That I am a Zerahite

As far as my thinking that I am a Zerahite, that much is affirmative.  I belong to the Haplogroup of what I believe to be Esau's, where Zerah is a son of Reuel.  That would be Haplotype I.  The word Zerah comes up in the Torah several times.  In Numbers 26, the Zerahites are mentioned as a son of Reuben, a son and tribe of Israel who lost the blessing.  That much is clear to me.  Edom committed idolatry, and so did I, but once I conceived that I had, I refused to let myself worship, and considered the idol to be horrible, and that I committed idolatry was a terrible thing, but you see, that incident helped me know right from wrong.  That the Zerahites are listed as sons of Reuben, simply to me indicates that the tribe of Reuben adopted me, while I had lost the blessing in my college years.

7th and 8th Zerah: Viking Zerahites and Milesian Zerahites in Scotland, Azariah Patriarch of the Scots

1:1  Regarding Israel as the center (Talmud) helps find the extremities of the earth.  Israelites at times will be scattered to the earth’s ends (Deuteronomy 28:64).  Thus, Norway, Scotland and Ireland should be examined for lost Israelite tribes.

 1:2  Before I have talked about the following members Genetic Haplogroup I1 migrated from the Middle East to Norway (Wikipedia: Haplogroup I1), becoming the Vikings.  This was not the Milesians because the Milesians took a different route, through Spain.  We can be sure that the Viking migration occurred recently for three reasons. 

1:2a  The first is that in Norway, Middle Eastern runes were discovered that are not dated to BCE (David K. Faux).

1:2b.  The second is of course the evidence of DNA via the Y chromosome.

1:2c  Third, in written ancestries, Viking rulers descend from Dara (Dardanus [Iliad] founder of the Royal House of Troy), son of Zerah (Zeus [Iliad]) of the tribe of Judah/Jupiter (First Chronicles, Persian mythology) through Minon (Langfedgatal), who is Memnon (Theogony, Hesiod) son of Tithonus (The Trojan Women, Euripides), son of Laomedon (Iliad) of the Royal House of Troy in mythology.  This line migrated away from Israel when Chaldean Magi (plural) came from the Persian Empire c. 50 CE, met Jesus in Israel and took a different route home (Gospel of Matthew) and ended up in Northern Europe (Poetic Edda).  This lineage below is given by John D. Keyser of Hope of Israel Ministries (Temple City, CA), where the fact that Jacob father of Judah is Saturnus of Krit is also defended:

1/. SATURNUS OF KRIT

2/. JUPITER

3/. DARIUS

4/. ERICHHONIUS

5/. TROES

6/. ILUS

7/. LAMEDON

8/. PRIAM -- KING OF TROY

9/. MINON (MEMNON)

10/. THOR

11/. EINRIDI

12/. VINGETHORR

13/. VINGENER

14/. MODA

15/. MAGI – “The Magi mentioned in Mat 2:1 were not magicians in the ordinary sense of the word. They belonged to a religious caste, the followers of Zoroaster, the astrologers of the East. (Easton’s Bible Dictionary)”

16/. SESKEF (SESCEF)

A study of Danish literature reveals that SESKEF, sometimes spelled SCEAF, is a TITLE OF ODIN. What does this title mean? Seskef, or Sceaf, literally means a "sheaf" of grain. ODIN claimed to be a kind of lord, or savior, and laid claim to being THE SHEAF represented in Leviticus 23:9-14 ,as symbolically referring to the MESSIAH!” - THE TROJAN ORIGINS OF EUROPEAN ROYALTY!

2:1   Despite the Viking migration of Haplotype H, Herman L. Hoeh tells us, Azariah, son of Ethan, son of Zerah (First Chronicles) is a Scottish patriarch. 

2:2  There is also another unlikely proposed lineage that traces those in that Hamilton clan of Scotland, 2^nd only to the Stewart clan among the Scottish, that possess the Haplogroup I1, to Norway and the Middle East (Google: Hamilton DNA Project).

2:3  The unlikely groups is as follows: some sources say King Bernard “Le Danios” whose ancestors would have been the Vikings, is the progenitor of the House of Beaumont in France (BIHallchamps_Beaumont_.pdf [available on the internet]) and the House of Harcourt in Germany (Wikipedia: King Bernard Le Danois).  Because fatherhood often results in the passing down of Y chromosomes that Dara and Azariah would be both Haplogroup I1 makes sense, after all First Chronicles lists them both (Dara and Azariah) as coming from the tribe of Judah.

2:4  Historically, the Scots haven’t eaten pork until the last hundred years (www.britam.org [quotes several sources]), are brutish (John of Fordun, 1380 CE) indicating their Edomite heritage, are technological inventors [ex. A Scot invented television], and the royals use lion symbolism; all earmarks of Zerahites.  Some are also Haplogroup I1.  The ancestry matches too!

2:5  Herman Hoeh tells us that Azariah is a patriarch of the Scots, “The line of Mileadh, in Irish records, properly begins with Easru in Egypt. The name Easru is Old Irish for Ezra or Azariah,” and, “The previous volume of the Compendium established the significant

fact that the symbol of the line of Easru and Mileadh was the Crimson

or Red Branch -- signifying the royal line Zarah, Judah's son (Genesis

38:30),” (Compendium of World History Vol. 2, Herman L. Hoeh).

2:6  Hoeh also gives the line of Judah that that was Israelite (1 Chronicles 2:8), king (1 Chronicles 3:12), high priest (1 Chronicles 5:35), and Levite (1 Chronicles 6:21) that left from Ireland to Scotland.

Jacob

Tamar, Jacob (Israelite) and Edom via Reuel, etc.

Zarah (Prince)

Ezra

Ethan

Azariah, who is Easru (High Priest)

Sru

Eibher Scot (Note: Eibher means Hebrew.)

Beogamon

Ogamon

Tait

Agnamhan

Lamhfinn

Heber Glunfionn

Agnonfinn

Eimhear Glas

Nenuaill

Nuadhat

Aldoid

Earchada

Deaghata

Bratha

Breogan

Bile

Mileadh

2:7  In this case the lineage of Mileadh is the priestly connection that the Scots have to the Israelites.

5th Zerah: The Source of Edom's Rule Over the Jews. Noah's Lineage to The Royal House of Troy to The Line from Zerah and Polytheism

The line from Adam to Noah is very well known because it is in the Bible, Christian Bibles, Jewish Bibles, and this literature is sacred even to Islam.  In the Bible, Noah is primarily know for being the person who built an Ark, such that when a massive flood came, Noah was saved, and the rest of humanity drowned.  In the Bible, Noah is the 10^th generation where Adam is the first generation.  So, I am starting with a 10 next to Noah.

10. Noah (Expanse of flood)

11. Shem

Several different sacred texts include a flood story in their history.  In fact, this story is not just in Hebrew literature, but also Greek, Roman, Norse and British legend contain a flood story.  For example Shem, the son of Noah is listed in the sacred British text, the Anglo Saxon Chronicle as, Sem, and in other places Shem is called Sceaf.

Shem is where the word Semite comes from.  Thus, in this lineage, I am establishing that the British Kings and the ancestors to these kings where of Semitic origin.

12.  Arpachshad

The line from Noah to Abraham is also in the Bible, but I will list it anyway.

13.  Shelah

14.  Eber

Eber means Hebrew.  Thus, Eber is thought to be the first Hebrew patriarch.

15.  Peleg

16.  Reu

17.  Serug

18.  Nahor

19.  Terah

20.  Abraham (Expanse of faith)

Among Jews, Abraham is often called the first Jew though the word Jew derives from the Israelite tribe of Judah.  This is somewhat confusing.  However, Abraham is thought to be the father of monotheism, and in addition, Abraham is well known for his institution of the practice of circumcision, which is a practice that like Jews, the British are known to circumcise their males.  However, I do understand that this is arguable because certain Orthodox Jews believe that the circumcision of the Brits, and other peoples are invalidated for various reasons.

21.  Isaac

22.  Jacob who became Israel

In mythology, the patriarch Jacob is known as SATURNUS OF KRIT, where Krit is the Island of Crete. The historians Eusebius and Tacitus (see his book Histories 5:2) connect Saturn, circumcision, Crete and Israel. In Roman myth Saturn was identified with the Greek Cronus, where Cronus circumcised himself according to Cory's Ancient Fragments.  In fact, among the English Saturday, is Saturn's Day, where Saturday is the Israelite Sabbath.

23.  Judah/JUPITER/Jove in Persian mythology is Judah.  In some mythology, Judah is Jove.  For example, in the Iliad, Jove had a ruler's scepter.  This scepter is mentioned in [Genesis 49:10].  In the mythology, this scepter was made by Vulcan.

24.  Zerah /ZEUS is the son of Judah in the book of Genesis. He married Electra. The word Zerah in Hebrew means, “Strange worship or idolatry,” such that it is no wonder why such odd religious associations, such as polytheism are associated with this clan of Judah.  While Jupiter of the Greek Empire means Judah, Zeus of the Trojan empire means Zerah.  Zeus came to be associated lightning bolts and science, and was diverse as he was a founder to the Zeriahites, which were Edomites (Chronicles 1:37), Judahites (Chronicles 2:4), Simonite (Chronicles 4:24), Levites (Chronicles 6:6), and Cushite/Ethiopian (2 Chronicles 14:8)  Zerahites, while in other circles Zeus the Olympiad referred to Zerah, as he, Zerah is mentioned first in the Bible as an Edomite, where being an Olympiad may be thought of as Edomite like behavior. It is not surprising, at least to me anyway, that  Greek, Roman, and Norse genealogies should be understandable to the Zerahites. I also suggest that Judah only raised Zerah, and that his origins belong to Tamar, which made him Jewish. 

I understand that this literature puts the Israelite Exodus from Egypt at an impossible date, according to the Orthodox calendar, but I am pretty sure that before the age of 1,000 BCE the orthodox calendar is in fact wrong.  I have discussed this in other blogs.

25.  Darda [Chronicles], Dara, is the son of Zeus in the Iliad, where he is called the phonetically similar Dardanus in the Iliad. Also, 1 Maccabees 12, says, "Darius our bretheren." While migrations of "circumcised" aliens from Egypt to Greece and Pontus are noted by Hecataeus of Abdera, there is no mention of DARDANUS or DARDA. This is because Dardanus left Egypt BEFORE the Exodus: "Dardanus is said to have BUILT TROY about THIRTY-FOUR YEARS BEFORE THE EXODUS." (British History Traced from Egypt and Palestine, by L.G.A. Roberts, p. 27) (Please note that this is probably why I am not a Jew, as it is said that all Jews were present at Mt. Sinai to receive the Torah).

True to the scepter and the prophecy of Israel that Judah would rule, Darda founded The Royal House of Troy and Trojan race).

26.  ERICHHONIUS [Iliad]

Thus, for the continuation of the lineage of Darda, I turn to other sacred lineage, as the Bible stops with Darda, while the semi-legendary mythologies continue the lineage.

27. TROS [Iliad]
28. Ilus

29. Laomedon [Iliad]

30. Priam of Troy [Iliad, Woden (Odin I) John D. Keyser] (Expanse to Europe.)

Like Saturn’s Day, or Saturday, Thor was given a day of week Thursday.  Also, his hammer may be associated with the property of resonance in science. 

31. Thor, Tror (Langfedgatal) and Sif. "Vingener, Vingeþor, Einriði and Hloriþa (all four being names of Thor) to "Tror, whom we call Thor"" The Icelandic Langfedgatal fills in these gaps in the SECOND Odin's genealogy on ODIN'S FATHER'S SIDE [Priam to SESKEF (SESCEF)]. Jord is the mother of the thunder god Thor and a sexual partner of Odin.

32. Magi/Magni/Moda/Modi "Sceaf's ancestry is traced through Magi (Magni), Móda (Móði, both Magni and Móði being sons of Thor)."

33. Sceafa, Sceaf, Seskef, Strephius, Sceldwae, Odin II, Dan I = Sheaf of grain connection to Leviticus 23:9-14 [0 CE]. [Æthelweard's Chronica] [Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, year 855 versions B and C.] 

34. Bedvig, Bedwig, Bedwigius

35. Beoƿ is an Old English word for barley. In the Anglo-Saxon genealogies, Beoƿa is the son or grandson of Sceafa, the Old English word for sheaf. The noun beoƿ has an Old Norse parallel in Bygg, the word for "grain." Related comparisons have been made between the figure of Beoƿ and Byggvir, attested in the Prose Edda as a servant of the god Freyr.

36. Hwala/Gwala

37. Athra/Hadra

38. Itormann/Stermon

39. Heremotr/Heremod

40. Scyld Skjöldr (Latinized as Skioldus, sometimes Anglicized as Skjold or Skiold) was among the first legendary Danish kings. He is mentioned in the Prose Edda, in Ynglinga saga, in Chronicon Lethrense, in Sven Aggesen's history, in Arngrímur Jónsson's Latin abstract of the lost Skjöldunga saga and in Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum. Under the name Scyld he also appears in the Old English poem Beowulf.

41. Beaf/Beowa/Beaw/Bēow/Beowulf [

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 

Æcerbot 

Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem 

Beowulf 

De temporum ratione 

Deor 

Ealuscerwen

Finnesburg Fragment 

Franks Casket 

Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum 

Nine Herbs Charm 

Old English language

Spong Hill 

Sutton Hoo 

Widsith 

Wið færstice]

42. Eat/Geat/Jat Progenator of German Kings.

43. Godwulf

44. Flocwald

45. Finn

46. Frithuwulf.

47. Frealaf/Frealeaf

48. Buri  [Búri is mentioned nowhere in the Poetic Edda and only once in the skaldic corpus.] In Norse mythology, Búri (Old Norse: [ˈbuːre], is a divinity god 'producer, father') of all other gods.

49. Borr [In Norse mythology, Borr or Burr^[1] (Old Norse: 'son', born;^[2] sometimes anglicized Bor, Bör or Bur) was the son of Búri.] Borr was the husband of Bestla and the father of Odin

50. Woden (Odin III) 1,000 CE? Sharon Turner, who compiled a History of the Anglo-Saxons, wrote: "The human existence of ODIN appears to be satisfactorily proved. The FOUNDERS OF THE ANGLO-SAXON OCTARCHY [in Britain] deduced their descent FROM ODIN by genealogies, in which their ancestors are distinctly mentioned up to him!" (Quoted from Wake Up! August, 1980).

This is more accurately the ancestry of Rollo going back to Adam

1. Adam (1-931 AM), m. Eve (3-941 AM)
2. Seth (231-1143 AM), m. Azűrâ, his sister
3. Enosh (436-1341 AM), m. Noam, his sister
4. Cainan (626-1536 AM), m. Műalęlęth, his sister
5. Mahalalel (796-1691 AM), m. Dînâh, dau. of Barâkî'ęl, son of Enosh, above
6. Jared (961-1923 AM), m. Bâraka, dau. of Râshűjâl, son of Cainan, above
7. Enoch (1123-1488 AM), m. Ednâ, dau. of Dânęl, son of Mahalalel, above
8. Methuselah (1288-2257 AM), m. Ednâ, dau. of Âzrîâl, son of Jared, above
9. Lamech (1475-2228 AM), m. Bętęnôs, dau. of Bârâkî'îl, son of Enoch, above
10. Noah (1663-2613 AM), m. Emzârâ, dau. of Râkę'ęl, son of Methuselah, above
    • Shem, next
    • Japheth
11. Shem (2165-2765 AM) (whence Semite)
12. Arphaxad (Arpachshad) (2265-2880 AM), m. Râsű'ejâ, dau. of Elam, son of Shem, above
13. Cainan (Kenan) (2400-2860 AM) *, m. Męlkâ
14. Shelah (Salah) (2530-2990 AM), m. Mű'ak, dau. of Kęsęd, son of Arphaxad, above
15. Eber (Heber) (2660-3164 AM) (whence Hebrew)
    • Peleg, next
    • Joktan
16. Peleg (2794-3133 AM)
17. Reu (2924-3263 AM)
18. Serug (3056-3386 AM), m. Męlkâ, dau. of Kâbęr, son of Peleg, above
19. Nahor (3186-3394 AM)
20. Terah (3265-3470 AM)
    • Abraham, next
    • Nahor
    • Sarah (Sarai) (3345-3472 AM) (by other wife), m. Abraham, next
21. Abraham (Abram) (3335-3510 AM), m. Sarah, above
    • Ishmael (by other wife)
    • Isaac, next
    • Midian (by other wife)
22. Isaac (3435-3615 AM), m. Rebekah
23. Jacob (Israel, Saturn of Crete), King of Goshen (3495-3642 AM) (whence Israelites), m. Leah
    • Levi
    • Judah, next
24. Judah, King of Goshen (whence Jews), who had twins by Tamar . This is Rollo's and Poppa's common ancestor.
    • Pharez, next
    • Zerah
25. Zerah (Zarah) *
    • Calcol, who was probably Cecrops
    • Darda (Dara), who was probably Dardanus
26. Dardanus, King of Dardania (-1414 BC)
    His ancestry is disputed. He is probably the Biblical Darda, as Trojan argues. *
27. Erichthonius, King of Dardania (-1368 BC)
28. Tros, King of Troy (-1328 BC), whence Troy, Trojan
• Ilus, next
• Assaracus
29. Ilus, King of Troy (-1279 BC), whence Illium
    • Laomedon, next
    • Themiste, m. Capys
30. Laomedon, King of Troy (-1235 BC)
    • Priam, next
    • Tithonus
31. Tithonus
32. Memnon, King of Ethiopia (-1183 BC), m. Troan
33. Thor (Tror), King of Thrace
    [Vingener] !Milner
34. Hloritha (Loridi)
35. Einridi
36. Vingethorr
37. Vingener
38. Moda (Mode)
39. Magi
40. Sceaf (Seskef, Odin) *
41. Bedwig
42. Hwala
43. Hathra
44. Itermon
45. Heremod
    [Sceaf] !Milner
46. Sceldwea (Scyld)
47. Beaw
48. Tćtwa
49. Geat (Gapt)
    • Godwulf, next
    • Hulmul
50. Godwulf (Folcwald)
51. Finn
52. Frithuwulf
53. Frealaf
54. Frithuwald
55. Woden (Odin, Sigge), King of Asgard, m. Frigg
56. Skjöld, King of Danes (237-)
57. Fridleif (259-)
58. Frodi (281-)
59. Fridleif (303-)
60. Havar (325-)
61. Frodi (347-)
62. Vermund (366-)
63. Olaf (391-)
64. Dan (412-)
65. Frodi (433-)
66. Fridleif (456-)
67. Frodi, King of Denmark (479-548)
68. Halfdan Frodasson, King of Denmark (503-580)
69. Helgi (528-)
70. Yrsa Olafsdottir (565-)
71. Eystein Adilsson (594-)
72. Ingvar (616-)
73. Braut-Onund (636-)
74. Ingjald, King of Uppsala (660-)
75. Olaf, King of Westfold (lv. 710)
76. Halfdan, King of Westfold (-750)
    • Eystein, next
    • Gudrod
77. Eystein, King of Westfold (-780)
78. Halfdan, King of Westfold (-800)
    • Gudrod, next
    • Ivar Oplaendinge
79. Gudrod, King of Westfold, Vermaland, Vingulmark, and Roumarike (738-810)
    • Olaf, next
    • Halfdan
80. Olaf, King of Norway (770-840)
81. Rognvald Eysteinsson (790-850), m. Tora Sigurdsdottir
82. Rollo, m. Poppa
83. William Longsword
84. Guillaume I
85. Richard I the Fearless
86. Mauger de Normandii born in Normandy, France abt 967. About 1007 Mauger, great grandson of Rollo became Count of Corbeil and Count of Montaigne. Mauger married Germaine de Corbeil.
87. Guillaume surnamed Werlac
88. Regnault de Corbeil
89. Gilbert de Corbeil
90.  Robert Fitz Gilbert de Corbeil
91. Robert de Peshale
92. John de Lumley de Peshale
93. Adam de Peshale Sr
94. Sir Richard de Peshall
95. Sir Thomas de Peshall
96. Nicholas de Peshall
97. Hugh de Peshall
98. Sir Hugh de Peshall
99. Humphrey Peshall
100. John Pershall 
101. Richard Pershall
102. Edmond Pershall
103. Thomas Pearsall

4th Craig – Discussion of Korah (Korech/my name) – Maybe it’s not Zerah after all.

Another possibility with respect to my name, Craig, and Hebrew is that Craig is a permutation of Korah.  Literally, Craig sounds like Korech, and this has been a strong hint as to my origins and the spirituality of my name.

The first occurrence of Korah is:

Genesis 36:(5) and Oholibamah bore Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau, that were born unto him in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 36:5 would make Korah an Edomite at the time of his birth though spiritually as a Hivite.  Spiritually, it is as if my mother is as Oholibamah, the mother of Korech.

Genesis 36:(2) Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,

Esau’s wife Oholibamah is a Hivite.  This may be an explanation for the hyper sexuality I have suffered from.  I, myself, don’t have AIDS or HIV.  However, it is easy for me to see how I might have got it from the magnitude of my sexual urges, if I wasn’t so restrained in my sexuality, I’d probably acquire HIV.  I currently take pills to quell my sexual urge.  In addition, my urge increases if I eat gluten and/or casein, which can possible be explained by the idea of Esau when he ate porridge.

Genesis 25:(30) And Esau said to Jacob: 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, some of this red, red pottage; for I am faint.' Therefore was his name called Edom.

A reason for suggest that I have an Edomite heritage is that I am gluten intolerant, where consumption of pottage has a negative effect upon me.  In fact, my psychiatrist has said that though I am capable of eating bread, I should not eat bread, referring to breads that contain gluten.  Eating bread makes me wicked.

Genesis 36:(17) And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son: the chief of Nahath, the chief of Zerah, the chief of Shammah, the chief of Mizzah. These are the chiefs that came of Reuel in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Basemath Esau's wife.

I have been able to figure out that I am probably a descendent of Reuel’s son Zerah, though confusingly I may be as Korech, possibly given the sound of my name.  The history I have read seems to indicate Zerah, through Azariah, but I may also be as Korech, the Edomite.

Exodus Chapter 6 (21) And the sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

Izhar is a Cohenim, and thus a priest, as the verse below proves.  Thus, Korech in his lifetime converts to the priesthood.

Exodus Chapter 6 (18) And the sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. And the years of the life of Kohath were a hundred thirty and three years.

(21) And the sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.  

Izhar the son of Kohath is the father of Korah.

Exodus Chapter 6 (24) And the sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites. 

Korech’s line continues.  His first son is Assir.  This is an indication of righteousness, as the Lord does not continue the lineages of those that do not repent from wickedness, should they be wicked.

Thus, it is such that this genealogy is that originated from Edom became priestly, where the descendents of Kohath are Cohenim, and not just the sons of Aaron.  This proves that it is possible to overcome wickedness, especially via dietary changes.

Genesis 36:(16) the chief of Korah, the chief of Gatam, the chief of Amalek. These are the chiefs that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the sons of Adah.

That Korah has a chief indicates that Korah is in fact a band of warriors at some time in his life.  This is true of me.  In the land of the New York City metropolitan area, specifically New Jersey, while I was at Rutgers, Livingston College, I belonged to a band of warriors that would slam dance in mosh pits.

Numbers 16:(32) And the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them up, and their households, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

This happened, but it was only temporary.

Numbers 26:(58) These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath begot Amram.

Clearly, the swallowing of Korech did not result in the end of his line.

First Chronicles Chapter 2 (43) And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema

It was the pervasiveness of Jews (Hebron) that enabled Korah to overcome his wickedness and convert to the righteous ways of the Israelites.

First Chronicles Chapter 3 (1) Now these were the sons of David, that were born unto him in Hebron: the first-born, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess;

As an Edomite, I knew of a man named David who told me that he was a Jew in what I am calling Hebron, which is the New York City area of whom I was good friends with.  I saw that the ways of David where righteous and upstanding, and this was pleasing to me, such that I desired to emulate his righteousness.

1st Zerah

(Note this blog is on another one of my blogs. I put it here because Zerah is very important to my ancestry. Later, I will show that). October 30, 2010 at 7:15 pm

Who is Zerah? What are the Zerahites?

Ethics of our Fathers 6:3 He who learns from his companion one section, or one canon, or one verse, or one word, (or) even one letter, is bound to do him honour; for thus we find with David king of Israel, who learned not from Achithophel but two things only, that he called him his master, his guide, and his acquaintance,

The Bible mentions several Zerahs, or does it? Zerah’s name appears in many ancestries in not only the Torah, but the entire Tanach. The Tanach is the Jewish Bible. It does not include the New Testament. This essay is purely speculative.

Genesis 36:16 is the first appearance of the name Zerah. He is mentioned as the son of the Edomite, “Reuel.”

Genesis 36:13 And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath Esau's wife.

That Esau took her as a wife indicates that Basemath was indeed an Abrahamite. The Torah says that Basemath was the daughter of Ishmael (Genesis 36:3). Ishmael was the firstborn of Abraham’s sons. Basemath was also the wife of Esau. That makes Zerah in the third generation. First there was Esau, the brother of Jacob. Next there was Reuel, the son of Esau. Last there was Zerah, the son of Reuel, but was this an adoption? Zerah is also the third generation from Jacob. Generation one was Jacob. Generation 2 was Judah. In generation 3 was Zerah (Generation 38:30). In fact, it is mentioned that Tamar bore Zerah (Genesis 38:27-30). However, if this is the same Zerah, his earmarks were that he had affiliations with both the Edomites and the Ishmaelites. What I suggest is that these two supposed Zerahs are the same person that became the clan of the Zerahites. In fact, though Tamar bore Zerah, he was first mothered by Basemath. But, Zerah carries the paternal Y chromosome of Judah conferring the scepter, but due to a conversion he was both an Edomite and a Judahite, and had associations with Ishmaelites. That is that he was mothered by two tribes. So far, I suggest all Zerahites are mothered by two tribes, both Ishmaelite and Judahite, and fathered by two tribes Edomite and Judahite.

It is thought that the marks of an Edomite in today’s society might be such as joining the military. In fact, my father showed military aptitude and served his nation as a Captain in the military elite Special Forces. However, he also possessed some of the earmarks of Jacob as well, as he became a public school teacher. The earmarks of Jacob would be study. Furthermore, I possess the Y chromosome of a Regent, indicating the association of the scepter with my family. Besides the Stewarts, the Hamilton’s are the second noblest clan in Scotland. I mention this because several ancestries of mine go back to Zeus. It is thought that Zeus is a fictional name for the Zerahites.

Additionally, Numbers 26:13 mentions a Zerah of the Israelite tribe of Simon. This is thought to be a third conversion of Zerah, and it is a lifetime journey for each Zerahite to undergo slavery and a wondering in the desert, converting to the tribe of Simon shortly after slavery. First a Zerahite is an Edomite, then he is also a Judahite, and then he is also a Simonite. How can this be? I reason that Abrahamites intermingle. In fact, I suggest that the nation of Abraham is in fact the inhabitants of the USA. What Zerahites end up doing is starting to master Torah, and that this is the way of life for them. This is not to say all Zerahites are righteous (Joshua 7:1). Yet, this is not a call for all people to intermingle. However, some intermingling is thought to be a part of the Torah.

There are yet other occurrences of Zerah of the Bible, but not in the Torah. The book of Ezra knows of a Zerahiah (7:1), whom had also converted to the tribe of Levi. It is not clear if Zerahiah and Zerah are both Zerahites, and this is a place where I need more research. This should be less of a surprise than it really is. Jacob declares Simonites and Levites are a pair (Genesis 49:5), so it would be natural for such a conversion to take place. Additionally, the book of Chronicles lets us know that the Zerahiah of Ezra was of the line of Aaron, and is thus a Cohenim, or a candidate for being the high priest (5:32). Evidence of this would be obeying the command of a Cohen gadol to only marry virgins. Lastly, yet another conversion is made to the Levite clan of Gershon (Chronicles 6:6). What else would you expect from a politician other than affiliations with the various divisions of the clans of Abraham?

2 Chronicles 14:8 lastly mentions “Zerah the Ethiopian.” Perhaps, this individual was a Zerahite, as we know Zeus had African descendents through the Royal House of Thebes through Io, such that Pharoah of the Book of Exodus was probably an African Zerahite, as the scepter of Judah is not reported to have been removed during the enslavement of the Israelites. Zerah the Ethiopian was probably a descendant of Pharoah, such that all the Israelites did not leave during the Exodus, but some of the tribe of Judah remained behind and ruled there. All the attacking Ethiopians where mentioned as having been slain, but this is not to say that all the African Zerahites were on this military campaign. This was during the kingship of Asa, which was after 1,000 BCE, but before CE. Therefore, it should be understood that the word Zerah occurs over the course of thousands of years. There was probably an original founding member. However, this person was probably not Zerah the Ethiopian. Rather, Zerah should be thought of as the Zerahites. And, as they are not mentioned as having died in the JPS Bible, Zerahites are probably still around today. It is thought that when in 167 BCE, when a statue of Zeus was placed in the Holy of Holies it mystically led to Zerahites also being considered Cohenim, and the changing of the name of Zerah to Zerahiah, as only the High Priest is permitted to enter this sacred place. This radical change of Zerah to Zerahiah.

If the legends of Zeus are true, then we should also expect a Zerahite to have relations with Asians as well. Zeus is recorded to have married Europa, an Asian. This was a source for Asiatic nobility. Though I believe most Ishmaelites are currently Muslim, I am currently unsure who the Asians are in the Torah. This is a topic for further research. Personally, I have had relationships with Asians most of my life, as well as some Africans, Jews and Ishmaelites.

Craig HamiltonFirst Kings 2:10 - And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David

November 19, 2010 at 4:40 pm

Craig HamiltonNote that in 1 Kings 2:10 “Fathers” is plural, suggesting that an individual can have more than one father.

November 19, 2010 at 4:41 pm

Craig HamiltonThe word “Fathers” occurs 508 times in the JPS 1917 Translation.

November 19, 2010 at 4:41 pm

Craig Hamilton“Who is Zerah? What are the Zerahites?” (October 2010). - There is not necessarily a Zerahite Y chromosome. However, if there is one then it is almost certainly Haplogroup I1. Thus, part of the blog is incorrect, as it was made on the assumption that because Tamar reportedly “bore” Zerah unto Judah, that this meant Zerah had a copy of Judah’s Y chromosome.