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Perez, also written asPharez/Peretz (Hebrew:פֶּרֶץ /פָּרֶץ,Modern Pereṣ / PareṣTiberian Péreṣ /Pāreṣ), was the son ofTamar and her father-in-lawJudah, and thetwin ofZerah, according to theBook of Genesis.[1][2] The twins were conceived after Tamar tricked her father-in-law Judah into having sexual intercourse with her by disguising herself as a prostitute. The name istransliterated to English as both "Perez" (NIV,ESV,NKJV) and "Pharez" (KJV). Perez, in Hebrew means "breach or burst forth" and is named after the narrative of his birth as recorded inGenesis 38:29.[3] According to Ethiopian tradition, Perez became a king of Persia.
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27 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twins in her womb! 28 While she was in labor, one of them put out a hand, and the midwife tied a crimson thread on that hand, to signify: This one came out first. 29 But just then it drew back its hand, and out came its brother; and she said, “What a breach (Heb.pereṣ) you have made for yourself!” So he was named Perez.
— Genesis 38:27-29[4]
TheBook of Ruth lists Perez as being part of theancestral genealogy ofKing David,[5] and both theGospel according to Matthew through Joseph and theGospel according to Luke through Mary include him when specifying thegenealogy of Jesus.[6][7]
