A name from Scripture
Zara
ZAR-uh
Meaning
Dawn; Sunrise; Brightness
Hebrew (Zerah) origin · Girl · First in Genesis
What it points to
Zara's name — 'dawn' — speaks of new beginnings and the light that breaks through darkness. The scarlet thread of her birth story points to the crimson thread of redemption woven through all of Scripture.
Verses · King James Version
“And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.”
Genesis 38:30
“And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar.”
Matthew 1:3