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Atomic Bible
Genesis 38:30
Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.
from The Birth of Perez and Zerah, Genesis 38:27-30
What it says

Afterward the brother with the scarlet thread comes out, and he is named Zerah.

What it is doing

It completes the birth account and names the second son.

In context

27When the time came for Tamar to give birth, there were twins in her womb. 28And as she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it around his wrist. “This one came out first,” she announced. 29But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez. 30Then his brother came out with the scarlet thread around his wrist, and he was named Zerah.