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Bookmark or Share- Judah (son of Jacob) - WikipediaJudah (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה, Modern: Yəhūda, Tiberian: Yŭhūḏā) 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.
- Kingdom of Judah - WikipediaThe Kingdom of Judah (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה , Yəhūdā; Akkadian: 𒅀𒌑𒁲 Ya'údi [ia-ú-di]; Imperial Aramaic: 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤃𐤅𐤃 Bēyt Dāwīḏ, "House of David") 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.
- Judah - Jewish Virtual LibraryJudah was the fourth son of Jacob and father of the tribe of Judah, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The name Judah comes from the Hebrew word for gratitude.
- Who was Judah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.orgJudah was the fourth son of Jacob with his wife Leah, and the head of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. The other 11 tribes descended from Judah’s brothers and half-brothers. Judah’s second-to-youngest brother, Joseph, was preferred by their father, and Judah and his brothers hated Joseph (Genesis 37:3–4).
- Judah in the Bible - Understanding His Life & Story - Bible Study ToolsIn Hebrew, Judah means thanksgiving or praise - יהודה. The name was appropriate, given the circumstances in which he was born. His mother Leah was Jacob’s first wife, but not the wife he loved. He wanted to marry Leah’s younger sister Rachel, but their father Laban tricked the young Jacob into marrying Leah first.
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