Judah (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה; Modern: Yehuda; Tiberian: Yəhûḏā) is the fourth son of Jacob (latter named by Hashem as Israel), with Leah. He is also the father of the Ancient Israelite Tribe of Judah and of the Judahites.
And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise Yahweh: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.
Genesis 29:35
The Prophetic Blessing of Jacob prior to his death:
And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
Genesis 49:1-2, 8-12
The Tribe of Judah
The Tribe of Judah (Hebrew: שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה; Modern: Shevet Yehuda; Tiberian: Šḗḇeṭ Yəhûḏā) is one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
For Tribe allotment see: Joshua 15:1-4; Joshua 15:10-11; Joshua 15:20-63
And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise Yahweh: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.
Genesis 29:35
The Prophetic Blessing of Jacob prior to his death:
And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
Genesis 49:1-2, 8-12
The Tribe of Judah
The Tribe of Judah (Hebrew: שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה; Modern: Shevet Yehuda; Tiberian: Šḗḇeṭ Yəhûḏā) is one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
For Tribe allotment see: Joshua 15:1-4; Joshua 15:10-11; Joshua 15:20-63