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    Judah
    /ˈdʒuːdə/
    • 1. (in the Bible) a Hebrew patriarch, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah.
    • 2. the southern part of ancient Palestine, occupied by the tribe of Judah. After the reign of Solomon (c. 930 bc) it formed a separate kingdom from Israel.

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › JudahJudah Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of JUDAH is a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel.

  4. www.chabad.org › library › article_cdo12 Facts About Judah Every Jew Should Know - Chabad.org

    • He Was the Fourth Son of Jacob and Leah. Leah, the first of Jacob’s four wives, was the mother of six of his 12 sons. After Judah was born, Leah did not have children for a while,1 having her final two only after Bilhah and Zilphah each gave birth to two sons.2.
    • His Name Means “Praise” or “Admit” When Judah was born, Leah declared “This time, I will praise the L‑rd!” 3 and named her baby Yehudah, which is commonly Anglicized as Judah.
    • He Suggested Selling Joseph. Jacob’s favorite wife, Rachel, eventually had a son, Joseph, who became his most beloved child.4 This ignited his elder brothers’ jealousy, and they plotted to kill him and threw him into a pit, .
    • He Left the Clan. Other than Joseph, who was forcibly taken to Egypt, Judah is the only one of the 12 brothers who (temporarily) moved away from the clan, having lost standing in their eyes due to the horrible deed they committed at his suggestion.6.

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  6. www.biblestudytools.com › dictionary › judahJudah Meaning - Bible Definition and References

    Judah is the name of the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, and also the tribe and kingdom derived from him. Find out the meaning, origin, history, and significance of Judah in the Bible.

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    the tribal territory of his descendants which became the nucleus of David's kingdom and, after the kingdom had been divided into Israel and Judah, the southern kingdom of Judah, with Jerusalem as its centre. Discover More.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Judah_(son_of_Jacob)Judah (son of Jacob) - Wikipedia

    Judah ( Hebrew: יְהוּדָה‎, Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā) [1] was, according to the Book of Genesis, the fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Tribe of Judah of the Israelites. By extension, he is indirectly the eponym of the Kingdom of Judah, the land of Judea, and the word Jew .

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › JudahJudah - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of Judah. noun. (Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah. see more.

  10. www.biblegateway.com › JudahJudah - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway

    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 ). The genealogies of Judah’s ...