Perez (son of Judah)

Template:Short description Template:RedirectTemplate:Infobox person Perez, also written as Pharez/Peretz (Template:Hebrew Name 2), was the son of Tamar and her father-in-law Judah, and the twin of Zerah, according to the Book of Genesis.<ref>Template:Bibleverse</ref><ref>Template:Bibleverse</ref> 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 is transliterated 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 in Template:Bibleverse.<ref>Strong's Hebrew 6556_ פָּ֫רֶץ (perets) -- a bursting forth, breach Retrieved 2015-08-01
Note: The name is under Strong's 6557 which refers to 6556 for the meaning.</ref> According to Ethiopian tradition, Perez became a king of Persia.

Biblical account

Gravure of bathing of the baby Peres

Bathing of the baby Peres depicted in a gravure print by Template:Ill, 1564Template:Ndash1568

The Book of Ruth lists Perez as being part of the ancestral genealogy of King David,<ref>Template:Bibleverse</ref> and both the Gospel according to Matthew through Joseph and the Gospel according to Luke through Mary include him when specifying the genealogy of Jesus.<ref>Matthew 1:3</ref><ref>Template:Bibleverse</ref>