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Judah

Fourth son of Leah; received the royal blessing — 'the scepter shall not depart from Judah'.

Family & dates

Lifespan
b. 1751 BC
Era
Patriarchs
Parents
Jacob,Leah
Spouse
Tamar,Bath-shua
Children
Perez,Zerah,Er,Onan,Shelah
Siblings
Reuben,Joseph,Benjamin,Dan,Gad,Simeon,Levi,Naphtali,Asher,Issachar,Zebulun,Dinah

Scripture references

Every chapter that names Judah

10 chapters
  • Genesis· 1· 1· 1· 15· 2· 3· 2· 3
  • Exodus· 1
  • Numbers· 3

Where the name Judah means a people or place

77 chapters

In these verses the name stands for the tribe, nation or land named after Judah, so they aren't counted above.

  • Exodus
    · 1 tribe of Judah
    · 1 tribe of Judah
    · 1 tribe of Judah
  • Numbers
    · 3 Judah as the tribe or kingdom; sons of Judah; tribe of Judah
    · 2 Judah as the tribe or kingdom; camp of Judah
    · 1 tribe of Judah
    · 1 camp of Judah
    · 1 tribe of Judah
    · 1 tribe of Judah
  • Deuteronomy
    · 1 Judah as the tribe or kingdom
    · 1 Judah as the tribe or kingdom
    · 1 land of Judah

Chapter list adapted from Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), based on STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0), and checked against the BSB text.

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