9th Zerah: Azariah of the Zerahites Tribal Affiliations – True Diversity

1:1   Azariah is reported to be a patriarch of the Scottish people.  I talk more about that in the following note/blog: Semi-Legendary Migrations to Ireland and Scotland, Especially Those By the Milesian Israelites.

1:2  Azariah is a Zerahite patriarch, which has certain implications for his tribal associations.  This patriarch Azariah is thought to be a reason for the success of the Scots as a nation that has produced numerous innovators, meaning that the laws for Cohenim are deeply associable with physical understanding of the universe even beyond the actions that a healer might engage in, where the Israelite caste qualifies to be a healer.  For example, the inventor of the television was Scottish.

1:3  That Azariah is associable with many tribes indicates a great deal of effort on the part of Azariah to master Torah.  These various designations probably indicate that Azariah appears different to some people.  Sometimes such a person might be observing the laws of nobles, sometimes he might be observing priestly laws, sometimes he might appear as a wicked Edomite, and so on.

Azariah’s Associable Designations Via Matriarchs and Patriarchs in Brief

1.      Ishmaelite, (4) And Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz; and Basemath bore Reuel;

2.      Edom, (37) The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

3.      Judah, First Chronicles Chapter 2 (8) And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.

4.      Egyptian (see below for further discussion), First Chronicles Chapter 2 (38) and Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah;

5.      House of David, First Chronicles Chapter 3 (12) Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son

6.      Priestly, First Chronicles Chapter 5 (35) and Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan;

7.      Christian (reverse order genealogy)? First Chronicles Chapter 6 (21) the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah;

8.      Christian (reverse order genealogy)? First Chronicles Chapter 9 (11) and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;

Azariah’s Connection to the Ishmaelites as a Zerahite

Genesis Chapter 36

(3) and Basemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth.

(4) And Adah bore to Esau Eliphaz; and Basemath bore Reuel;

First Chronicles Chapter 1

(37) The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

Azariah’s Connection to the Edomites as a Zerhahite

First Chronicles Chapter 1

(28) The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and Ishmael.

(34) And Abraham begot Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.

(35) The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam and Korah.

(37) The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

Azariah Descendent from Zerahite Converts to the Tribe of Judah

Chronicles Chapter 2

(1) These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;

(3) The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of YHWH; and He slew him.

(4) And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five.

(6) And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.

(8) And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.

As a Convert to the Tribe of Judah the Egyptian Origin of Azariah Is Discovered

Chronicles Chapter 2

(34) Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. (35) So Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bore him Attai. (36) And Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad; (37) and Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed; (38) and Obed begot Jehu, and Jehu begot Azariah;

The Two Fathers of Obed (Perezite and Egyptian)

First Chronicles Chapter 2

(12) and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse;

(37) and Zabad begot Ephlal, and Ephlal begot Obed;

Azariah is Crowned as King of Judah Via the House of David

First Chronicles Chapter 2

(3) The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of YHWH; and He slew him. (4) And Tamar his daughter-in-law bore him Perez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. (5) The sons of Perez: Hezron, and Hamul.

(9) The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. (10) And Ram begot Amminadab; and Amminadab begot Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; (11) and Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot Boaz; (12) and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse; (13) and Jesse begot his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimea the third; (14) Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth; (15) Ozem the sixth, David the seventh.

First Chronicles Chapter 3

(1) Now these were the sons of David, that were born unto him in Hebron: the first-born, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess; (2) the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; (3) the fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife. (4) Six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years. (5) And these were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel;

(10) And Solomon's son was Rehoboam; Abijah his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son; (11) Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son; (12) Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son;

The Priestly Conversion of Azariah

First Chronicles Chapter 5

(27) The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (28) And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. (29) And the children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. (30) Eleazar begot Phinehas, Phinehas begot Abishua; (31) and Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi; (32) and Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth; (33) Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; (34) and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz; (35) and Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan;

Azariah’s Further Immersion in the Tribe of Levi (Note: Reverse from Jewish Typical Ordering [oldest first])

First Chronicles Chapter 6

(21) the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah; (22) the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah; (23) the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

Perhaps the reverse order came from associating Azariah with either Christianity or idolatry.  For example, it is taught that Edomites where idolaters, but it is thought that while Zerahites might become idolaters they flee from their idolatrous ways rather than engage in sin!  Keep in mind the tractate Avodah Zerah of the Talmud means strange worship, such as the subject of idolatry.  I know that personally, I believe myself to be a Zerahite, and that I committed idolatry.  However, I hated the idol and fled from it, never worshiping it.  With Gd’s help, and my constant study and worship of Gd, may I continually earn Gd’s blessings.

Further Priestly Immersion of Azariah (Note: Reverse from Typical Jewish Ordering [oldest first])

First Chronicles Chapter 9

(10) And of the priests: Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin; (11) and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;

Perhaps the reverse order came from associating Azariah with either Christianity or idolatry.  For example, it is taught that Edomites where idolaters, but it is thought that while Zerahites might become idolaters they flee from their idolatrous ways rather than engage in sin!  Keep in mind the tractate Avodah Zerah of the Talmud means strange worship, such as the subject of idolatry.  I know that personally, I believe myself to be a Zerahite, and that I committed idolatry.  However, I hated the idol and fled from it, never worshiping it.  With Gd’s help, and my constant study and worship of Gd, may I continually earn Gd’s blessings.

5th Zerah: Adam's Lineage; From the Bible to The Royal House of Troy to The Line from Zerah to King Alfred “the Great”

The line from Adam to Noah is very well known because it is in the Bible, Christian Bibles, Jewish Bibles, and this literature is sacred even to Islam.  In the Bible, Noah is primarily know for being the person who built an Ark, such that when a massive flood came, Noah was saved, and the rest of humanity drowned.  In the Bible, Noah is the 10^th generation where Adam is the first generation.  So, I am starting with a 10 next to Noah.

10. Noah

11. Shem

Several different sacred texts include a flood story in their history.  In fact, this story is not just in Hebrew literature, but also Greek, Roman, Norse and British legend contain a flood story.  For example Shem, the son of Noah is listed in the sacred British text, the Anglo Saxon Chronicle as, Sem, and in other places Shem is called Sceaf.

Shem is where the word Semite comes from.  Thus, in this lineage, I am establishing that the British Kings and the ancestors to these kings where of Semitic origin.

12.  Arpachshad

The line from Noah to Abraham is also in the Bible, but I will list it anyway.

13.  Shelah

14.  Eber

Eber means Hebrew.  Thus, Eber is thought to be the first Hebrew patriarch.

15.  Peleg

16.  Reu

17.  Serug

18.  Nahor

19.  Terah

20.  Abraham

Among Jews, Abraham is often called the first Jew though the word Jew derives from the Israelite tribe of Judah.  This is somewhat confusing.  However, Abraham is thought to be the father of monotheism, and in addition, Abraham is well known for his institution of the practice of circumcision, which is a practice that like Jews, the British are known to circumcise their males.  However, I do understand that this is arguable because certain Orthodox Jews believe that the circumcision of the Brits, and other peoples are invalidated for various reasons.

21.  Isaac

22.  Jacob who became Israel

In mythology, the patriarch Jacob is known as SATURNUS OF KRIT, where Krit is the Island of Crete. The historians Eusebius and Tacitus (see his book Histories 5:2) connect Saturn, Crete and Israel.  In fact, among the English Saturday, is Saturn's Day, where Saturday is the Israelite Sabbath.

22.  Judah

JUPITER in Persian mythology is Judah.  In other mythology, Judah is Jove.  For example, in the Iliad, Jove had a ruler's scepter.  This scepter is mentioned in [Genesis 49:10].  In the mythology, this scepter was made by Vulcan.

23.  Zerah is the son of Judah in the book of Genesis.  The word Zerah in Hebrew means, “Strange worship,” such that it is no wonder why such odd religious associations, such as polytheism are associated with this clan of Judah.  While Jupiter of the Persian Empire mean Judah, Zeus of the Greek empire meant Zerah.  Zeus came to be associated lightning bolts, and that was the priestly Zerahites, while in other circles Zeus the Olympiad referred to Zerah, as he, Zerah is mentioned first in the Bible as an Edomite, where being an Olympiad may be thought of as Edomite like behavior.

I understand that this literature puts the Israelite Exodus from Egypt at an impossible date, according to the Orthodox calendar, but I am pretty sure that before the age of 1,000 BCE the orthodox calendar is in fact wrong.  I have discussed this in other blogs.

24.  Mahol

1 Kings 5:11 “Darda the son of Mahol”

25.  Darda [Chronicles], Dara, is the son of Zeus in the Iliad, where he is called the phonetically similar Dardanus in the Iliad.

True to the scepter and the prophecy of Israel that Judah would rule, Darda founded The Royal House of Troy and Trojan race).

26.  ERICHHONIUS [Iliad]

Thus, for the continuation of the lineage of Darda, I turn to other sacred lineage, as the Bible stops with Darda, while the semi-legendary mythologies continue the lineage.

26.  TROS [Iliad]

27.  Laomedon [Iliad]

28.  Tithonus (mentioned in THE TROJAN WOMEN by EURIPIDES)

29.  Memnon [mentioned in Theogony by Hesiod]

30.  Priam of Troy [Iliad, Woden (Odin I) John D. Keyser]

31.  Troan m. Munon, Mennon, Memnon 

The Icelandic Langfedgatal and the Younger Edda continue this lineage as a migration to the north and the birth of Thor or Tror.

32.  Thor son of Odin/Priam

Like Saturn’s Day, or Saturday, Thor was given a day of week Thursday.  Also, his hammer may be associated with the property of resonance in science.

33.  Loridi

34.  Hloritha

35.  Einridi

36.  Einrid

37.  Vingethor

28.  Moda (Hebrew connection to Norse because moda is a Hebrew word.)

29.  Magi

This name brings a connection  of the Zoroastrian religion with this lineage.  Most importantly, it is a Chaldean connection to Norse, where the Chaldeans are Hebrews.  Magi is mentioned in the Christian Bible, and I believe it is at this point that there is possibly a migration to the north, and the so called gospel says that the Magi took a different root home, and in fact, I suggest that they never returned.

Sceaf, Seskef, Odin II = Sheaf of grain connection to Leviticus 23:9-14

30.  Bedwig

This lineage continues below as listed.  There are several different sources for this lineage through the Dark Ages, so it is hard to say which one is correct.  However, the lineages do seem to indicate the pattern mentioned roughly below.  Also, when I wrote this, I definitely know that there may have been omissions to this genealogy, but it is still thought that the general list is about as close as possible that can be achieved.

31.  Hwala

32.  Hathra

33.  Athra

34.  Itermon

35.  Itermann

36.  Heremod or maybe Heremot

37.  Sceldwa or maybe Scealdna

38.  Beaw or maybe Beaf

Beowulf is a legendary book where this person is the central character.

39.  Taetwa

40.  Eatus

41.  Geata

42.  Godulf

43.  Godwulf

44.  Finn

45.  Frithuwulf

46.  Frealaf

47. Voden, Oden, or Woden (Odin  III)

48.  Bældæg

49.  Brond

50.  Gewis

51.  Elesa

52.  Cerdic, King of Wessex

53.  Cynric, King of Wessex

54.  Ceawlin, King of Wessex

55.  Cuthwine

56.  Cuthwulf

57.  Ceolwald

58.  Cenred

59.  Ingild

60.  Eoppa

61.  Eafa

62.  Ealhmund

63.  Subregulus of Kent

64.  Ecgbeorht, King of Wessex

65.  Æðelwulf, King of Wessex

66.  Ælfræd “the Great”

From this point on the ancestry is well documented, and needs no further mention here.

1st Zerah: Who is Zerah? What are the Zerahites?

Ethics of our Fathers 6:3 He who learns from his companion one section, or one canon, or one verse, or one word, (or) even one letter, is bound to do him honour; for thus we find with David king of Israel, who learned not from Achithophel but two things only, that he called him his master, his guide, and his acquaintance,

The Bible mentions several Zerahs, or does it? Zerah’s name appears in many ancestries in not only the Torah, but the entire Tanach. The Tanach is the Jewish Bible. It does not include the New Testament. This essay is purely speculative.

Genesis 36:16 is the first appearance of the name Zerah. He is mentioned as the son of the Edomite, “Reuel.”

Genesis 36:13 And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath Esau's wife.

That Esau took her as a wife indicates that Basemath was indeed an Abrahamite. The Torah says that Basemath was the daughter of Ishmael (Genesis 36:3). Ishmael was the firstborn of Abraham’s sons. Basemath was also the wife of Esau. That makes Zerah in the third generation. First there was Esau, the brother of Jacob. Next there was Reuel, the son of Esau. Last there was Zerah, the son of Reuel, but was this an adoption? Zerah is also the third generation from Jacob. Generation one was Jacob. Generation 2 was Judah. In generation 3 was Zerah (Generation 38:30). In fact, it is mentioned that Tamar bore Zerah (Genesis 38:27-30). However, if this is the same Zerah, his earmarks were that he had affiliations with both the Edomites and the Ishmaelites. What I suggest is that these two supposed Zerahs are the same person that became the clan of the Zerahites. In fact, though Tamar bore Zerah, he was first mothered by Basemath. But, Zerah carries the paternal Y chromosome of Judah conferring the scepter, but due to a conversion he was both an Edomite and a Judahite, and had associations with Ishmaelites. That is that he was mothered by two tribes. So far, I suggest all Zerahites are mothered by two tribes, both Ishmaelite and Judahite, and fathered by two tribes Edomite and Judahite.

It is thought that the marks of an Edomite in today’s society might be such as joining the military. In fact, my father showed military aptitude and served his nation as a Captain in the military elite Special Forces. However, he also possessed some of the earmarks of Jacob as well, as he became a public school teacher. The earmarks of Jacob would be study. Furthermore, I possess the Y chromosome of a Regent, indicating the association of the scepter with my family. Besides the Stewarts, the Hamilton’s are the second noblest clan in Scotland. I mention this because several ancestries of mine go back to Zeus. It is thought that Zeus is a fictional name for the Zerahites.

Additionally, Numbers 26:13 mentions a Zerah of the Israelite tribe of Simon. This is thought to be a third conversion of Zerah, and it is a lifetime journey for each Zerahite to undergo slavery and a wondering in the desert, converting to the tribe of Simon shortly after slavery. First a Zerahite is an Edomite, then he is also a Judahite, and then he is also a Simonite. How can this be? I reason that Abrahamites intermingle. In fact, I suggest that the nation of Abraham is in fact the inhabitants of the USA. What Zerahites end up doing is starting to master Torah, and that this is the way of life for them. This is not to say all Zerahites are righteous (Joshua 7:1). Yet, this is not a call for all people to intermingle. However, some intermingling is thought to be a part of the Torah.

There are yet other occurrences of Zerah of the Bible, but not in the Torah. The book of Ezra knows of a Zerahiah (7:1), whom had also converted to the tribe of Levi. It is not clear if Zerahiah and Zerah are both Zerahites, and this is a place where I need more research. This should be less of a surprise than it really is. Jacob declares Simonites and Levites are a pair (Genesis 49:5), so it would be natural for such a conversion to take place. Additionally, the book of Chronicles lets us know that the Zerahiah of Ezra was of the line of Aaron, and is thus a Cohenim, or a candidate for being the high priest (5:32). Evidence of this would be obeying the command of a Cohen gadol to only marry virgins. Lastly, yet another conversion is made to the Levite clan of Gershon (Chronicles 6:6). What else would you expect from a politician other than affiliations with the various divisions of the clans of Abraham?

2 Chronicles 14:8 lastly mentions “Zerah the Ethiopian.” Perhaps, this individual was a Zerahite, as we know Zeus had African descendents through the Royal House of Thebes through Io, such that Pharoah of the Book of Exodus was probably an African Zerahite, as the scepter of Judah is not reported to have been removed during the enslavement of the Israelites. Zerah the Ethiopian was probably a descendant of Pharoah, such that all the Israelites did not leave during the Exodus, but some of the tribe of Judah remained behind and ruled there. All the attacking Ethiopians where mentioned as having been slain, but this is not to say that all the African Zerahites were on this military campaign. This was during the kingship of Asa, which was after 1,000 BCE, but before CE. Therefore, it should be understood that the word Zerah occurs over the course of thousands of years. There was probably an original founding member. However, this person was probably not Zerah the Ethiopian. Rather, Zerah should be thought of as the Zerahites. And, as they are not mentioned as having died in the JPS Bible, Zerahites are probably still around today. It is thought that when in 167 BCE, when a statue of Zeus was placed in the Holy of Holies it mystically led to Zerahites also being considered Cohenim, and the changing of the name of Zerah to Zerahiah, as only the High Priest is permitted to enter this sacred place. This radical change of Zerah to Zerahiah.

If the legends of Zeus are true, then we should also expect a Zerahite to have relations with Asians as well. Zeus is recorded to have married Europa, an Asian. This was a source for Asiatic nobility. Though I believe most Ishmaelites are currently Muslim, I am currently unsure who the Asians are in the Torah. This is a topic for further research. Personally, I have had relationships with Asians most of my life, as well as some Africans, Jews and Ishmaelites.

Craig HamiltonFirst Kings 2:10 - And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David

November 19, 2010 at 4:40 pm

Craig HamiltonNote that in 1 Kings 2:10 “Fathers” is plural, suggesting that an individual can have more than one father.

November 19, 2010 at 4:41 pm

Craig HamiltonThe word “Fathers” occurs 508 times in the JPS 1917 Translation.

November 19, 2010 at 4:41 pm

Craig Hamilton“Who is Zerah? What are the Zerahites?” (October 2010). - There is not necessarily a Zerahite Y chromosome. However, if there is one then it is almost certainly Haplogroup I1. Thus, part of the blog is incorrect, as it was made on the assumption that because Tamar reportedly “bore” Zerah unto Judah, that this meant Zerah had a copy of Judah’s Y chromosome.

October 2, 2011 at 7:39 pm