“And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.”
His brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist, was named Zerah. The repetition of Zerah's naming closes the Judah-Tamar episode and marks the beginning of the next generation. The application: the closing of the Judah-Tamar narrative with the naming of the twins is the closing of the covenant line's protection — Perez and Zerah ensure that the line through Judah will continue regardless of what has happened to Er and Onan.
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