Son of Tamar
According to the Book of Genesis, Zerah was the son of Tamar and of Judah, and was the twin of Pharez. The text says that he was called Zerah because when he had stuck his hand out before being born, the midwife tied a bright scarlet thread around his wrist; although all other biblical uses of the word zerah translate as rise, here the name is implied to derive from the colour of the bright thread - scarlet - which is similar to the initial colour of sunrise.
The bible also identifies Zerah as the name of the founder of one of the Simeonite clans.
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