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Who was Judah (patriarch) in the Bible?

Egypt & the Exodus · ~1800–1400 BCOld Testament🌳 In the line of Jesus

Fourth son of Jacob; the royal tribe

Judah (patriarch) is a man named in the Bible, of the tribe of Judah, son of Jacob (Israel) and Leah, and part of the family line of Jesus. Scripture references Judah (patriarch) in 245 verses (chiefly 2 Kings, 1 Kings, 2 Samuel).

🤯 What might Judah (patriarch) have looked like?

A Hebrew man of the age of Egypt and the Exodus — bronze-skinned and bearded, in a woven tunic and cloak, sandals for the wilderness road.

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Verses that mention Judah (patriarch)

1 Kings 1:91 Kings 1:351 Kings 2:321 Kings 4:201 Kings 4:251 Kings 12:17

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People & family data: Theographic Bible Metadata © Robert Rouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.