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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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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. (Hide copyright information) 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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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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