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Judah

Jacob's son, in the time of the Patriarchs · Tribe of Judah · named in 46 verses

the name means celebrated Strong's Lexicon

Judah, also known as the Jews or Judea, refers to the Israelite tribe, the southern kingdom, and the Roman province in various biblical contexts.

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 Jacob, Leah
Partners Bath-shua, Tamar
Children Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, Zerah

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

First named at Genesis 29:35.

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Verses that name Judah