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[[Image:Judah.jpg|200px|right|Map ancient Israel]]
'''Judah''', son of the patriarch, [[Jacob]], was the fourth son of [[Leah]] and the fourth of Jacob's sons overall as recorded in the book of [[Genesis]] in the [[Bible]]. He was the founder of the [[tribe of Judah]] one of the [[Twelve Tribes of Israel]]. It was from the name Judah that the nation of [[Judea]] was named after the partition of Israel following King Solomon's demise (1 Kings 11:31; 12:17-21). The nation of Judea was made up of the tribe of Judah and the [[tribe of Benjamin]]. If is from the name Judea that the English name Jew is derived. Jacob's deathbed blessing to Judah (Genesis 49:8-12) is considered to be a Messianic prophecy and in [[Christianity]] is seen as foreshadowing the coming of [[Jesus]].
'''Judah''', son of the patriarch, [[Jacob]], was the fourth son of [[Leah]] and the fourth of Jacob's sons overall as recorded in the book of [[Genesis]] in the [[Bible]]. He was the founder of the [[tribe of Judah]] one of the [[Twelve Tribes of Israel]]. It was from the name Judah that the nation of [[Judea]] was named after the partition of Israel following King Solomon's demise (1 Kings 11:31; 12:17-21). The nation of Judea was made up of the tribe of Judah and the [[tribe of Benjamin]]. If is from the name Judea that the English name Jew is derived. Jacob's deathbed blessing to Judah (Genesis 49:8-12) is considered to be a Messianic prophecy and in [[Christianity]] is seen as foreshadowing the coming of [[Jesus]].
[[Category:Biblical persons]]
[[Category:Biblical persons]]