Dictionaries :: Judah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Judah:

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; 1Ch 5:2).

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).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Judah:

the praise of the Lord; confession

Nave's Topical Bible

Judah: 1. Son of Jacob

Gen 35:23

Intercedes for Joseph's life when his brothers were about to kill him, and proposes that they sell him to the Ishmaelites,

Gen 37:26, 27.

Takes two wives,

Gen 38:1-6.

Lives at Chezib,

Gen 38:5.

His incest with his daughter-in-law,

Gen 38:12-26.

Goes down into Egypt for corn (grain),

Gen 43:1-10; 44:14-34; 46:28.

Prophetic benediction of his father upon,

Gen 49:8-12.

The ancestor of Jesus,

Mat 1:2, 3; Rev 5:5.

Judah: 2. Tribe Of:

Prophecies concerning,

Gen 49:10.

Enrollment of the military forces of

at Sinai,

Num 1:26, 27; 2:4;

at Bezek,

1Sa 11:8; 2Sa 24:9;

on the plain of Moab,

Num 26:22.

Place of, in encampments and the march,

Num 2:3, 9; 10:14.

By whom commanded,

Num 2:3.

Moses' benediction upon,

Deu 33:7.

Commissioned by God to lead in the conquest of the promised land,

Jdg 1:1-3; with Jdg 1:4-21.

Make David king,

2Sa 2:1-11; 5:4, 5.

Rebuked by David for lukewarmness toward him after Absalom's defeat,

2Sa 19:11-15.

Accused by the other tribes of stealing the heart of David,

2Sa 19:41-43.

Loyal to David at the time of the insurrection led by Sheba,

2Sa 20:1, 2.

Is accorded the birthright forfeited by Reuben,

1Ch 5:1, 2; 28:4; Psa 60:7.

Loyal to the house of David at the time of the revolt of the ten tribes,

1Ki 12:20.

Inheritance of,

Jos 15; 18:6; 19:1, 9.

Judah: 3. Name of Two Exiled Priests

Ezr 10:23; Neh 12:8

Judah: 4. A Benjamite

Neh 11:9

Judah: 5. A Prince or Priest

Who assisted in the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem,

Neh 12:34, 36.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Judah:

(praised, celebrated) the fourth son of Jacob and the fourth of Leah. (B.C. after 1753) Of Judah's personal character more traits are preserved than of any other of the patriarchs, with the exception of Joseph, whose life he in conjunction with Reuben saved (Genesis 37:26-28). During the second visit to Egypt for corn it was Judah who understood to be responsible for the safety of Benjamin (Genesis 43:3-10) and when, through Joseph's artifice, the brothers were brought back to the palace, he is again the leader and spokesman of the band. So too it is Judah who is sent before Jacob to smooth the way for him in the land of Goshen (Genesis 46:28). This ascendancy over his brethren is reflected in the last words addressed to him by his father. The families of Judah occupy a position among the tribes similar to that which their progenitor had taken among the patriarchs. The numbers of the tribe at the census at Sinai were 74, 600 (Numbers 1:26, 27). On the borders of the promised land they were 76, 500 (Genesis 26:22). The boundaries and contents of the territory allotted to Judah are narrated at great length, and with greater minuteness than the others, in Joshua 15:20-63. The north boundary, for the most part coincident with the south boundary of Benjamin, began at the embouchure of the Jordan and ended on the west at Jabneel on the coast of the Mediterranean, four miles south of Joppa. On the east the Dead Sea, and on the west the Mediterranean, formed the boundaries. The southern line is hard to determine, since it is denoted by places many of which have not been identified. It left the Dead Sea at its extreme south end, and joined the Mediterranean at the Wady el‐Arish. This territory is in average length about 45 miles, and in average breadth about 50.