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Judah was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah. Compared to a lion, Judah was the ancestor of the royal House of David. He made mistakes and rectified them, blazing a path for others to follow.
Kingdom of Judah. The Kingdom of Judah [a] was an Israelite kingdom of the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. Centered in the highlands of Judea, the landlocked kingdom's capital was Jerusalem. [3] Jews are named after Judah, and primarily descend from people who lived in the region.
According to the Hebrew Bible, David and his house—his descendants—were appointed by God to rule all Israel (2Sam 7:1-17). The term “Israel” here encompasses a united kingdom that included both the tribe of Judah in the south, David’s home territory where he first came to power, and the ten northern tribes of Israel, where Saul ruled ...
JUDAH jōō’ də (יְהוּדָ֑ה). The fourth son of Jacob by Leah ( Gen 29:35 ), who took a leading role among his brothers early in life ( Gen 37:26 , 27 ; 43:3-10 ; 44:16-34 ; 46:28 ). Judah was promised leadership and tribal stability, and ultimately kingship through David and the Messiah ( Gen 49:8-12 ).
JUDAH, (KINGDOM OF) jōō’ də (יְהוּדָ֑ה). One of the two kingdoms of the Hebrews into which Israel was divided after the death of Solomon. Outline. 1. The inception of the kingdom of Judah. The twelve tribes of Israel constituted a united kingdom under David and Solomon.
1 Chronicles 2. 1599 Geneva Bible. 2 3 The genealogy of Judah unto Jesse the father of David. 1 These are the sons of Israel, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 3 The sons of [ a]Judah, Er, and Onan, and Shelah.
The Davidic line or House of David (Hebrew: בֵּית דָּוִד, romanized: Bēt Dāvīḏ) is the lineage of the Israelite king David. In Judaism it is based on texts from the Hebrew Bible and through the succeeding centuries based on later traditions.
