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30 Afterward his brother, who had the crimson thread on his hand, came out; he was called Zerah.[a](A)

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  1. 38:30 He was called Zerah: a name connected here by popular etymology with a Hebrew word for the red light of dawn, alluding apparently to the crimson thread.

30 Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist,(A) came out. And he was named Zerah.[a](B)

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  1. Genesis 38:30 Zerah can mean scarlet or brightness.