“And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.”
His brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist, was named Zerah. Zerah means scarlet or brightness — named for the thread tied on his wrist. The named first hand and the unnamed second who broke through are the covenant family's continuation. The application: the covenant line runs through Perez, the one who broke through past the expected order — the same pattern that characterizes the entire covenant story.
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