Perez
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Perez. Son of Judah and Tamar, and twin-brother of Zarah ( Genesis 38:29; in Esther 5:5 Esther 5:5 Phares ; patronymic Perezites , Numbers 26:20 ). His importance consists in his being the ancestor of David through Boaz and Ruth, and then of Jesus Christ. His descendants were in all probability the most numerous among the families of Judah; hence the blessing of the elders on Boaz; ‘Let thy house be like the house of Perez’ ( Ruth 4:12 ). According to Genesis 46:12 , Perez had two sons, Hezron and Hamul. From Hezron, according to 1 Chronicles 2:1-55 , came Jerahmeel and Ram and Caleb, and through Ram was traced the line of the royal house of David.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
Pe'rez. (breach). The "children of Perez," or Pharez, the son of Judah, appear to have been a family of importance for many centuries. 1 Chronicles 27:3; Nehemiah 11:4; Nehemiah 11:6.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [3]
(See Pharez.) An important family of Judah, of whom one was "chief of all the captains of the host for the first month" ( 1 Chronicles 27:3); 468 returned from Babylon; some settled in Jerusalem ( Nehemiah 11:4-6).
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament [4]
Perez. —Mentioned as a link in our Lord’s genealogy ( Matthew 1:3, Luke 3:33, Authorized Version Phares ).
Morrish Bible Dictionary [5]
One whose 'children' were in David's army. 1 Chronicles 27:3 . His descendants returned from exile. Nehemiah 11:4,6 . Perhaps the same as Phares, q.v.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [6]
Nehemiah 11:4 1 Chronicles 27:3 1 Chronicles 9:4 Nehemiah 11:6
Holman Bible Dictionary [7]
Genesis 38:1 Genesis 38:13-30
