Text: 1 Chronicles 2:3-17
OT Text Referred to: Genesis 38:29-30
Subject: Genealogies of Judah through family of David (B)
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: The Chronicler traces the Davidic line through Perez (Perets, "breach"), the son born from the irregular union of Judah and Tamar (Gen 38:29-30). Genesis 38 narrates the dramatic birth scene where Perez "broke out" ahead of his twin Zerah. The Chronicler includes Perez in 1 Chronicles 2:4 as the ancestor through whom the line runs to Boaz, Jesse, and David. This genealogical link between Perez's unlikely birth and David's kingship demonstrates that God's sovereign purposes advance through human failure and scandal.
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Text: Genesis 38:29-30
OT Text Referred to: 1 Chronicles 2:1-17
Subject: Genealogies of Judah Through Family of David
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Genesis 38:29-30 records the birth of twins Perez (פֶּרֶץ, "breach") and Zerah to Judah and Tamar, with Perez breaking out first despite Zerah putting his hand out first. 1 Chronicles 2:4-5 echoes this: "Tamar, Judah's daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah... The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul." The Chronicler preserves both sons but immediately traces Perez's line forward through Hezron, Ram, and onward to Jesse and David (1 Chr 2:9-15). The Genesis birth narrative, where the one who "breaks through" supplants the expected firstborn, establishes the pattern of divine election that the Chronicler makes explicit: God chose the line of Perez—born from scandal and reversal—as the conduit for the Davidic dynasty.