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Zerah (the Ethiopian)

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2 Chronicles 14:9 calls Zerah an Ethiopian and says he came to Mareshah with a million troops and three hundred chariots. Verses 12–13 say his army fled and was pursued to Gerar.

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2CH 14:9–11, engwebp
⁹Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million troops and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.
¹⁰Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.
¹¹Asa cried to the LORD his God, and said, “LORD, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, LORD our God; for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. LORD, you are our God. Don’t let man prevail against you.”
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2CH 14:12–15, engwebp
¹²So the LORD struck the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
¹³Asa and the people who were with him pursued them to Gerar. So many of the Ethiopians fell that they could not recover themselves, for they were destroyed before the LORD and before his army. Judah’s army carried away very much booty.
¹⁴They struck all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the LORD came on them. They plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them.
¹⁵They also struck the tents of those who had livestock, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, then returned to Jerusalem.
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Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million troops and three hundred chariots, and he came to Mareshah.

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Entry: Zerah (the Ethiopian) (person-zerah-cushite)
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Current wording: 2 Chronicles 14:9 calls Zerah an Ethiopian and says he came to Mareshah with a million troops and three hundred chariots. Verses 12–13 say his army fled and was pursued to Gerar.
Cited evidence: 2CH 14:9–11, engwebp / 2CH 14:12–15, engwebp
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