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Judah

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Judah Son of Jacob and Leah (Gen. 29: 35) who gave his name to the tribe which settled in the south of Palestine, and thence to the country itself. David was anointed king of Judah (2 Sam. 2: 4), but after capturing Jerusalem he became king also of the northern area (Israel) and thus the twelve tribes were united until the death of Solomon. After the division or disruption (922 BCE) there was civil war between Judah and Israel but Judah's geographical position proved a bonus for its survival, and when Israel and other states were swallowed up by the assyrians Judah survived, even when Sennacherib besieged Jerusalem in 701 BCE. The religious history of the country was an oscillation between collusion with the non-Israelite population by legalizing Canaanite cults, followed by Yahwist reforms as in the reigns of Hezekiah (727–698 BCE; 2 Kgs. 18: 2) and Josiah (639–609 BCE; 2 Kgs. 22: 3–20). Josiah was killed at Megiddo when attempting to repel an Egyptian army which was hastening to the help of the ailing Assyrians being assaulted by the rising babylonians (2 Kgs. 23: 29). After the Babylonians defeated the Egyptians at Carchemish in 605 BCE, Judah came under their domination, but King Jehoiakim rebelled and Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in March 597 BCE. The deportation of leading citizens to Babylon followed. More seriously, a further rebellion by Zedekiah led to Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem for two years and the destruction of the city in 586 BCE, followed by the Exile (2 Kgs. 25: 11) of most of the population, although the prophet Jeremiah, who had favoured surrender to the Babylonians, was captured by a group of nationalists and removed with them to Egypt.As an independent kingdom, Judah was finished, until the Maccabees threw off the Seleucid yoke. There was then an independent Hasmonean Kingdom of Judah from 164 BCE until Pompey's victories in 63 BCE.

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Judah

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Judah . 1 In the Bible he is the fourth son of Jacob and Leah and the eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. In the Book of Genesis, Judah emerges as a leader. With Reuben he interceded for Joseph 's life, and he was the spokesman for his brothers before Joseph in Egypt. In the exodus his tribe was in the lead, and it settled in the rich land of S Palestine, extending from the Dead Sea to the Mediterranean, according to scripture. Within its borders was Jerusalem. It gave its name to the Kingdom of Judah . The royal and Messianic family of David was of the tribe of Judah. 2 In the Book of Nehemiah, a Levitical family. 3 In the Book of Ezra, a Levite. 4 In Nehemiah, an overseer. 5 In Nehemiah, a priest's son. 6 The same as Hodaviah 3.

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Judah

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

Judah Fourth son of Jacob and his first wife Leah, and forefather of the most important of the 12 tribes of ancient Israel. After the Exodus and Joshua's conquest of Canaan, the tribe of Judah received the region south of Jerusalem. This territory later became known as Judaea. The tribe of Judah eventually became the dominant one. Israel's greatest kings, David and Solomon, belonged to Judah, and prophets foretold that the Messiah would arise from among its members.

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Judah

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Judah in the Bible, the southern of the two kingdoms remaining after the division of the kingdom of the Jews that occurred under Rehoboam . The northern kingdom, Israel, was continually at war with Judah. In the Bible the southern kingdom is regarded as usually more loyal to God than the northern kingdom was. Judah's capital was Jerusalem, and its dynasty was the house of David. It lasted from 931 BC to 586 BC

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Judah

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Judah in the Bible, a Hebrew patriarch, the fourth son of Jacob. Also, the tribe of Israel traditionally descended from him, the most powerful of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Judah is also the name given to 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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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Judah." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Judah

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Judah. The tribe of Judah was the most powerful of the twelve tribes of Israel. After the death of Solomon (c.930 BC), Judah, with Benjamin, formed a separate kingdom (known as the kingdom of Judah), which outlasted that of the ten northern tribes. See also following entry.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Judah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Judah

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Judah. Fourth son of the Jewish patriarch Jacob and his wife Leah. Judah was the ancestor of the most prominent southern tribe, and the name was used for the Southern Israelite kingdom which remained loyal to the Davidic kingship.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Judah." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Judah

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Judah ♂ Biblical name, said to mean ‘praised’ in Hebrew, borne by the fourth son of Jacob (Genesis 29:35), who gave his name to one of the twelve tribes of Israel and to one of its two kingdoms.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Judah." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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"Judah." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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