He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.
These were the descendants of Judah by their clans: The Shelanite clan from Shelah, the Perezite clan from Perez, and th
Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow dow
On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.