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Jobab ben Zerah

Jobab ben Zerah is a person mentioned in the Bible. He was a descendant of Judah, one of the twelve sons of Jacob.

It's like when you have a big family and your grandpa was named Jacob. One of your grandpa's sons was named Judah, and Jobab ben Zerah was one of Judah's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandchildren.

We don't know much about Jobab ben Zerah, but he was important because he was listed in a special book called the genealogy. This book was like a family tree that showed all the important ancestors in the Bible.

So, even though we don't know much about Jobab ben Zerah, he was part of a really big and important family.