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    Perez

    Pronounced PAIR-ez

    boy
    ✓ In the King James Bible (spelled Peresh) — Yes — Perez (spelled Peresh in the King James Bible) appears in the King James Bible; the passages below give the context.
    Meaning
    "Breach; Breaking through"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    Perez was the son of Judah and Tamar whose dramatic birth (breaking through before his twin) earned him the name 'breach.' He became an ancestor of David and Jesus — proof that breakthrough moments, even messy ones, can lead to magnificent destinies.

    Spiritual meaning

    Perez represents breakthrough — God turns messy, complicated beginnings into the lineage of the Messiah.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "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."

      Genesis 38:29 (KJV) →

    • "And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar."

      Matthew 1:3 (KJV) →
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