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.

6th Zerah: Edom Destroyed?

1:1  From the other books/chapters of Zerah I have written, it should be known that first in Genesis, Zerah is mentioned as a part of Edom.

1:2  Edom is a clan usually considered to be wicked that descended from Isaac the son of Abraham, where Esau is the Patriarch of the clan Edom.  Jacob/Israel’s brother is Esau/Edom.

1:3  Some of the Rabbinical literature predicts the destruction of Edom.  However, with respect to ethics Deuteronomy the corrected 1917 JPS edition says, “23:(8) Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite, for he is thy brother; thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land. (9) The children of the third generation that are born unto them may enter into the assembly of YHWH.”

1:4  Then, you may wonder what of this verse, “1 Kings 11: (15) For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, and had smitten every male in Edom -- (16) for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom –.”

1:5  In fact, there are lots of verses in the Bible that speak of the destructions of Edom, such that this can not mean that all Edom had perished.  Rabbinical Judaism counted the Kings of Europe as Edom, especially when Jews were mistreated, such that we know Edom is still alive and probably not well!  In fact, USA presidents can often trace their lineage to Edom.  From these verses it is very possible for one to take the leap that Edom will at sometime no longer be Edom, but that certain Edomites will convert is a part of the cycle of the life of Zerahites, where Zerah is the son of Reuel, who in turn is the son of Esau.

1:6  The canon that would be called Tanach, which Christians refer to as Old Testament had been long closed, and thought impossible to improve, when the Jews of Europe were counting European kings as Edom.  These Jews were most certainly correct.  However, it is impossible for the Jews to proclaim all the kings of Edom were evil.  Thus, when a Zerahite is of the tribe of Judah and Edom, he is probably righteous for in the book of Numbers among post Sinai Jews Zerahites where counted as being among the righteous of Israel.

1:7 “2^nd Chronicles 21(10) So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day; then did Libnah revolt at the same time from under his hand; because he had forsaken YHWH, the God of his fathers.”  Here there is a prediction, that there will come a day when Edom no longer rebels, but that some Edomites are righteous.  This is the end of that cycle I wrote of in 1:5, where in Numbers Zerah retains his former Edomite nature, but also is counted as a Judahite.  For me, hopefully, that is now.  The day that I rebel against Judah is hopefully no more, but that doesn’t mean that this day doesn’t come for every Zerahite.

1:8 Yet Obadiah predicts that Edom will be completely wiped out of the book of life, “1 (8) Shall I not in that day, saith YHWH, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and discernment out of the mount of Esau?” (9) And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one may be cut off from the mount of Esau by slaughter.”  I see a way that this verse from Obadiah can be reconciled with truth.  This is that the clan of Edom becomes fractured and no longer ceases to operate as a unit.  It is said, that the king is to study Torah all the days of his life, and thus as a result of that there is a certain amount of seclusion associated with kingship.  I do believe that the Bible accounts for the eventual dissipation of Edom as a collective via conversions, as it is said that a person’s name in Hebrew is a chemical formula for the way one is.  Thus, the clan Edom is destroyed, and yet some of the descendants of Esau live on in seclusion, in this case some especially as Zerahites.

1:9  In earlier books of Zerah, I have showed that the name Zerah was prolific, and though there is a Edomite Zerah, there is also a son of Judah named Zerah.  Thus, we should not expect Judah’s sons or Simeon’s sons will be wiped out because Zerah is mentioned as a part of Edom.

1:10  The destruction of Edom may come when Zerah is counted in the book of Numbers as a part of the tribe of Simeon and a part of the tribe Judah.  This is because some people say that before Exodus 20, something almost magical had yet to happen to the Hebrews, the reception of the Torah at Mt. Sinai.  Yet, with this enlightenment what seems to be conferred to the  Zerahites is actually more of a multiculturalism.

1:11  Yet, because we see Zerahites in post Sinai activity with the Israelites, we can know that these Zerahites have not been blotted from the book of life, and that according to 1 Maccabees 12 the Darius was considered the brethren of the Jews, where I count Darius as a Zerahite, especially because Darius is said to have Zeus in his ancestry (discussed in other texts I have written in fuller detail).

1:12  Zerahites must be included with with this group of Torah Jews post Moses’ receiving of the Torah because Zerah is a clan of converts to the Tribe of Simeon, “Numbers 26:(12) The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites; (13) of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.”  This Simeonite heritage should be counted as that a Zerahite has a certain amount of anarchistic tendencies.  Notice what Genesis 49 has to say of the tribe of Simeon and Levi, “(5) Simeon and Levi are brethren; weapons of violence their kinship. (6) Let my soul not come into their council; unto their assembly let my glory not be united; for in their anger they slew men, and in their self-will they houghed oxen.”

1:13  Then, Zerah is secondly counted post Mt. Sinai as a clan of converts to the tribe of Judah, “Numbers26:(20) And the sons of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.”  Thus, Zerahites are associated with the scepter, and with the anarchistic tendencies of Simeon.

1:14  Thus, with respect to Obadiah, we see the destruction of the clan of Edom, but that some of Esau’s children live on, converted to righteous ways.

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

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.