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Numbers 26:20 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Numbers 26:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 26 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.”
Numbers 26:20 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 26:20
The sons of Judah after their families—Judah's census lists three main clans: Shelanites (from Shelah, Judah's third son by Bathshua), Pharzites (from Pharez, Judah's twin son by Tamar), and Zarhites (from Zerah, Pharez's twin). The prominence of Pharez's line is theologically significant—though born of the scandalous Tamar incident (Genesis 38), Pharez became the direct ancestor of David and Christ (Ruth 4:18-22; Matthew 1:3).The Hebrew word mishpechōṯ (families/clans) organizes Judah's massive tribe into manageable kinship units. As the largest tribe (76,500 men), Judah's organization was cr...
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Cross-References for Numbers 26:20
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“of the children of Zerah the son of Judah”
“Onan”
“All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.”
“his daughter-in-law”
“and said”
“and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah”
“and covered herself with her veil”
“and named him Shelah: and he was at Chezib”
“and Onan”
“the son of Aram”