An ancestor of Jesus Christ
Judah
Named in 1 verse of Luke, first in Luke 3:30.
ἸούδαςJudah
The name means “the praise of the Lord; confession.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Judah Written by AI
Judah is mentioned in Luke 3:30 as part of the genealogy of Jesus Christ. This genealogy traces Jesus' lineage through His mother Mary's family line, back to Adam. In the genealogy, Judah is listed as the father of Simeon and the son of Joseph. He is one of the ancestors in the period between David and the Babylonian exile. The inclusion of Judah in the genealogy demonstrates Jesus' connection to the tribe of Judah and the fulfillment of the messianic prophecies, which indicated that the Messiah would come from the line of David and the tribe of Judah (Genesis 49:10; Isaiah 11:1 to 5; Micah 5:2). No additional information is provided about this specific Judah's life or the historical context in which he lived. His mention serves primarily to establish Jesus' lineage and to affirm His messianic identity.
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Judah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Praise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I praise [Heb. odeh] Jehovah, and she called his name Yehudah” (Gen. 29:35).
It was Judah that interposed in behalf of Joseph, so that his life was spared (Gen. 37:26, 27). He took a lead in the affairs of the family, and “prevailed above his brethren” (Gen. 43:3-10; 44:14, 16-34; 46:28; 1 Chr. 5:2).
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Soon after the sale of Joseph to the Ishmaelites, Judah went to reside at Adullam, where he married a woman of Canaan. (See ONAN; TAMAR.) After the death of his wife Shuah, he returned to his father’s house, and there exercised much influence over the patriarch, taking a principal part in the events which led to the whole family at length going down into Egypt. We hear nothing more of him till he received his father’s blessing (Gen. 49:8-12).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- Luke 3:30
the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.