Bible Strands

Judah

A man, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · Tribe of Judah · named in 1 verse

the name means Praise Easton's Bible Dictionary

Judah is listed as an ancestor of Jesus Christ in Luke's genealogy.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Praise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah's words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: "Now will I praise [Heb. odeh] Jehovah, and she called his name Yehudah" (Gen. 29:35).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Joseph
Children Simeon

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Luke 3:30.

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Verses that name Judah