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Judah

Judah (son of Jacob)

Judah was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, and his descendants formed the tribe of Judah, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. He is a significant figure in the biblical narrative, known for his role in the story of Joseph and for being an ancestor of King David and ultimately, Jesus Christ.

Associations

Family

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Social / political

graph TD; style person/judah fill:#2fa4e7,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px; group/adullamites(["Adullamites"]) person/hirah(["Hirah"]) person/judah(["Judah"]) click group/adullamites "../../group/adullamites/" click person/hirah "../../person/hirah/" click person/judah "../../person/judah/" person/hirah -->|member of| group/adullamites person/judah <-->|ally of| person/hirah

Geographic

graph TD; style person/judah fill:#2fa4e7,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px; place/eynayim(["Eynayim"]) person/judah(["Judah"]) place/timnah(["Timnah"]) place/chezib(["Chezib"]) click place/eynayim "../../place/eynayim/" click person/judah "../../person/judah/" click place/timnah "../../place/timnah/" click place/chezib "../../place/chezib/" person/judah -->|resident of| place/chezib place/eynayim -->|near| place/timnah person/judah .->|visited| place/timnah

Action / event

graph TD; style person/judah fill:#2fa4e7,stroke:#333,stroke-width:4px; person/judah(["Judah"]) person/tamar(["Tamar"]) click person/judah "../../person/judah/" click person/tamar "../../person/tamar/" person/judah -->|blessed| person/tamar

Textual / symbolic

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