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'''Judah''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''יהוּדה''', ''Yəhûḏāh''; "to praise"), (b. 2249 AM or 1755 BC), was the fourth son of [[Jacob]] by [[Leah]]. He is the ancestor of the Tribe of [[Judah (tribe)|Judah]], one of the [[Twelve Tribes of Israel]].  

'''Judah''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''יהוּדה''', ''Yəhûḏāh''; "to praise"), (b. 2249 AM or 1755 BC), was the fourth son of [[Jacob]] by [[Leah]]. He is the ancestor of the Tribe of [[Judah (tribe)|Judah]], one of the [[Twelve Tribes of Israel]].  

Judah also refers to the Jewish people as a whole, in later books after the Temple by Solomon.

Judah also refers to the Jewish people as a whole, in later books after the destruction of the first [[Temple]] [built by Solomon].

Some notable descedants of Judah are [[David]], [[Solomon]], and [[Jesus Christ]].

Some notable descedants of Judah are [[David]], [[Solomon]], and [[Jesus Christ]].

== Significance of the name ==

== Significance of the name ==

It was from the name Judah that the [[Kingdom of Judah]] was named after the partition of Israel following King [[Solomon]]'s demise ([[1 Kings]] 11:31; 12:17-21). This kingdom was made up of the Tribe of Judah and the [[Benjamin (tribe)|Tribe of Benjamin]]. Centuries later, after [[Alexander the Great]] and then [[Pompey|Pompey the Great]]  conquered the land, it was known as [[Judea]]. It is from the name Judea that the name [[Jew]] is derived which it refers to all the Jews [of all tribes], such as already in the book of [[Esther]],<ref>Mordecai was a the Jew and not of the Judah tribe. It is then repeatedly mentioned as in Haman's plot to annihilate all the Jews.</ref> and in Zecharia 8:23.<ref>[https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16212/jewish/Chapter-8.htm#v23 So said the Lord of Hosts: In those days, when ten men of all the languages of the nations shall take hold of the skirt of a Jewish man, saying, "Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you."]</ref>

It was from the name Judah that the [[Kingdom of Judah]] was named after the partition of Israel following King [[Solomon]]'s demise ([[1 Kings]] 11:31; 12:17-21). This kingdom was made up of the Tribe of Judah and the [[Benjamin (tribe)|Tribe of Benjamin]]. Centuries later, after [[Alexander the Great]] and then [[Pompey|Pompey the Great]]  conquered the land, it was known as [[Judea]]. It is from the name Judea that the name [[Jew]] is derived which it refers to all the Jews [of all tribes], such as already in the book of [[Esther]],<ref>Mordecai was 'the Jew' and not of the Judah tribe. It is then repeatedly mentioned as in Haman's plot to annihilate all the Jews.</ref> and in Zecharia 8:23.<ref>[https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16212/jewish/Chapter-8.htm#v23 So said the Lord of Hosts: In those days, when ten men of all the languages of the nations shall take hold of the skirt of a Jewish man, saying, "Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you."]</ref>

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