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Tribe of Israel

Judah

About

The royal tribe of David and the messianic line. Received the largest southern inheritance and gave its name to the southern kingdom after the schism. Returned from exile largely intact and gave its name to the postexilic Jewish people.

Jacob's blessing

Genesis 49:8-12 (WEB)
Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the neck of your enemies. Your father's sons will bow down before you. Judah is a lion's cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up? The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. To him will the obedience of the peoples be. Binding his foal to the vine, his donkey's colt to the choice vine, he has washed his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes. His eyes will be red with wine, his teeth white with milk.

Sub-tribes

Members 323

Abednego
Exile
Abigail (sister of David)
United kingdom
Abijah (king of Judah)
Divided kingdom
Abinadab (brother of David)
United kingdom
Abishai
United kingdom
Achan
Conquest
Achar
Conquest
Achsah
Conquest
Adaiah (father of captain Maaseiah)
Divided kingdom
Adaiah son of Joiarib (Shilonite)
Return
Aharhel
Judges
Ahaz
Divided kingdom
Ahaziah (king of Judah)
Divided kingdom
Ahlai (father of Zabad the mighty man)
United kingdom
Ahumai
Wilderness
Ahuzzam
Wilderness
Akkub son of Elioenai
Return
Amariah son of Shephatiah (Judah)
Return
Amasa
United kingdom
Amasiah son of Zichri
Divided kingdom
Amaziah
Divided kingdom
Ammihud (Judahite)
Exile
Amminadab
Wilderness
Amnon (son of Shimon)
Judges
Amon
Divided kingdom
Amos
Divided kingdom
Anani son of Elioenai
Return
Anub
Wilderness
Ardon
Egyptian sojourn
Arnan (Davidic line)
Return
Asa
Divided kingdom
Asahel
United kingdom
Asaiah (Shilonite firstborn)
Return
Asareel
Egyptian sojourn
Asarel
Wilderness
Ashbea
Judges
Ashhur (father of Tekoa)
Wilderness
Assir son of Jeconiah
Exile
Athaiah son of Uzziah
Return
Attai (son of Jarha)
Egyptian sojourn
Attai son of Rehoboam
Divided kingdom
Azariah son of Jehoshaphat
Divided kingdom
Azariah son of Jeroham (Jehoiada captain)
Divided kingdom
Azariah son of Obed (Jehoiada captain)
Divided kingdom
Azariahu son of Jehoshaphat
Divided kingdom
Azrikam son of Neariah
Return
Azubah (wife of Caleb son of Hezron)
Egyptian sojourn
Bani (ancestor of Uthai)
Exile
Bariah son of Shemaiah
Return
Baruch son of Col-hozeh
Return
Basemath daughter of Solomon
United kingdom
Ben-hail
Divided kingdom
Ben-hanan
Judges
Ben-zoheth
Judges
Berechiah son of Zerubbabel
Return
Beth-rapha
Judges
Bezalel
Wilderness
Boaz
Judges
Bunah
Egyptian sojourn
Calcol
United kingdom
Caleb
Conquest
Carmi (father of Achan)
Egyptian sojourn
Carmi son of Zabdi
Conquest
Chelub (brother of Shuhah)
Wilderness
Chelubai (Caleb son of Hezron)
Egyptian sojourn
Chilion
Judges
Coz
Wilderness
Dalaiah (Davidic descendant)
Return
Daniel
Exile
Darda
United kingdom
Daughter of Shua
Patriarchal
David
United kingdom· 70 yrs
Delaiah son of Elioenai
Return
Elah (son of Caleb son of Jephunneh)
Wilderness
Eliab (brother of David)
United kingdom
Eliada son of David
United kingdom
Eliashib son of Elioenai
Return
Elihu (brother of David)
United kingdom
Elimelech
Judges
Elioenai son of Neariah
Return
Eliphelet son of David
United kingdom
Elishama son of David
United kingdom
Elishaphat son of Zichri (Jehoiada captain)
Divided kingdom
Elisheba
Wilderness
Elishua son of David
United kingdom
Elpelet son of David
United kingdom
Epher (son of Ezrah)
Wilderness
Ephlal
Egyptian sojourn
Ephrathah
Egyptian sojourn
Er
Patriarchal
Er (son of Shelah)
Judges
Eshtemoa (son of Ishbah)
Judges
Eshtemoa the Maacathite
Judges
Eshton
Judges
Etam (Judahite ancestor)
Judges
Ethan the Ezrahite
United kingdom
Ethnan
Wilderness
Ezer (father of Hushah)
Judges
Ezrah
Wilderness
Gazez
Egyptian sojourn
Haahashtari
Wilderness
Hamul
Egyptian sojourn
Hananiah son of Zerubbabel
Return
Harum
Judges
Hasadiah son of Zerubbabel
Return
Hashubah son of Zerubbabel
Return
Hathath son of Othniel
Judges
Hattush son of Shemaiah
Return
Hazaiah son of Adaiah
Return
Hazzelelponi
Judges
Heber (son of Mered)
Wilderness
Helah
Wilderness
Heli
Intertestamental
Heman the Ezrahite
United kingdom
Hepher (son of Ashhur)
Wilderness
Hezekiah
Divided kingdom
Hezron (son of Perez)
Egyptian sojourn
Hizkiah son of Neariah
Return
Hodaviah son of Elioenai
Return
Hodiah (Judahite)
Judges
Hoshama son of Jeconiah
Exile
Hur
Wilderness
Hur (son of Caleb)
Egyptian sojourn
Ibhar son of David
United kingdom
Idbash
Judges
Igal son of Shemaiah
Return
Imri (ancestor of Uthai)
Exile
Ir-nahash
Judges
Iru (son of Caleb son of Jephunneh)
Wilderness
Isaiah
Divided kingdom
Ishbah
Wilderness
Ishi (Judahite)
Judges
Ishma
Judges
Ishmael son of Jehohanan (Jehoiada captain)
Divided kingdom
Ishmael son of Nethaniah
Exile
Izhar (son of Ashhur)
Wilderness
Izhar (son of Helah)
Judges
Jabez
Wilderness
Jacob (father of Joseph)
Intertestamental
Jahath (son of Reaiah)
Wilderness
Jahath (son of Reaiah)
Judges
Jahdai
Egyptian sojourn
Jair (son of Segub)
Egyptian sojourn
Jalon
Wilderness
James (brother of Jesus)
Apostolic
Japhia son of David
United kingdom
Jarha
Egyptian sojourn
Jashubi-lehem
Judges
Jecamiah son of Jeconiah
Exile
Jehallelel
Wilderness
Jehiel son of Jehoshaphat
Divided kingdom
Jehoahaz (king of Judah)
Divided kingdom
Jehohanan (captain of Jehoshaphat)
Divided kingdom
Jehohanan (father of captain Ishmael)
Divided kingdom
Jehoiachin
Exile
Jehoiakim
Divided kingdom
Jehoram (king of Judah)
Divided kingdom
Jehoshaphat
Divided kingdom
Jehosheba
Divided kingdom
Jehudijah
Wilderness
Jekamiah son of Jeconiah
Exile
Jekuthiel
Wilderness
Jephunneh
Wilderness
Jerahmeel (son of Hezron)
Egyptian sojourn
Jered (son of Mered)
Wilderness
Jerimoth son of David
United kingdom
Jeroham (father of captain Azariah)
Divided kingdom
Jeshaiah son of Hananiah
Return
Jesher
Egyptian sojourn
Jesse
Judges
Jesus of Nazareth
Ministry of Christ
Jether (son of Ezrah)
Wilderness
Jeuel (of the Zerahites)
Return
Jeush son of Rehoboam
Divided kingdom
Jezoar
Egyptian sojourn
Jezreel (Judahite)
Judges
Joab
United kingdom
Joab (father of Ge-harashim)
Judges
Joab (founder of Ge-harashim)
Wilderness
Joah son of Joahaz (recorder)
Divided kingdom
Joahaz (father of recorder Joah)
Divided kingdom
Joash (Judahite of Shelah)
Judges
Joash (king of Judah)
Divided kingdom
Johanan son of Elioenai
Return
Joiarib son of Zechariah (Shilonite)
Exile
Jokim
Judges
Jonathan (uncle of David)
United kingdom
Joseph (husband of Mary)
Ministry of Christ
Joses (brother of Jesus)
Apostolic
Josiah
Divided kingdom
Jotham (king of Judah)
Divided kingdom
Judah
Patriarchal
Jude (brother of Jesus)
Apostolic
Jushab-hesed son of Zerubbabel
Return
Keilah the Garmite
Judges
Kenaz (Judahite ancestor)
Wilderness
Kenaz (son of Elah)
Wilderness
Laadah (father of Mareshah)
Judges
Lahad
Wilderness
Lecah
Judges
Maaseiah (governor of the city)
Divided kingdom
Maaseiah son of Adaiah (Jehoiada captain)
Divided kingdom
Maaseiah son of Baruch (Jerusalem)
Return
Maaz
Egyptian sojourn
Machbena (or Machbenah)
Egyptian sojourn
Mahalalel of Perez
Exile
Mahlon
Judges
Malchiram son of Jeconiah
Exile
Manasseh (king of Judah)
Divided kingdom
Mareshah (Judahite ancestor)
Judges
Mary (mother of Jesus)
Ministry of Christ
Matthan
Intertestamental
Matthat (in Luke's genealogy)
Intertestamental
Mehir (son of Chelub)
Judges
Meonothai
Judges
Mered
Wilderness
Meshach
Exile
Meshezabel (father of Pethahiah of Zerah)
Return
Meshullam son of Zerubbabel
Return
Micah
Divided kingdom
Micaiah (prince of Jehoshaphat)
Divided kingdom
Michael son of Jehoshaphat
Divided kingdom
Miriam (daughter of Mered)
Wilderness
Molid
Egyptian sojourn
Naam (son of Caleb son of Jephunneh)
Wilderness
Naarah
Wilderness
Nabal
United kingdom
Naham
Judges
Nahshon
Wilderness
Naomi
Judges
Neariah son of Shemaiah
Return
Nedabiah son of Jeconiah
Exile
Nepheg son of David
United kingdom
Nethanel (brother of David)
United kingdom
Nethanel (prince of Jehoshaphat)
Divided kingdom
Nogah son of David
United kingdom
Obadiah (Davidic line)
Return
Obadiah (prince of Jehoshaphat)
Divided kingdom
Obed
Judges
Obed (father of captain Azariah)
Divided kingdom
Ohel son of Zerubbabel
Return
Omri (Judahite ancestor of Uthai)
Exile
Onan
Patriarchal
Ophrah (son of Meonothai)
Judges
Othniel
Judges
Ozem
United kingdom
Pedaiah son of Jeconiah
Exile
Pelaiah son of Elioenai
Return
Pelatiah son of Hananiah
Return
Penuel (father of Gedor)
Judges
Perez
Patriarchal
Pethahiah son of Meshezabel (Judah, king's hand)
Return
Raddai
United kingdom
Ram (son of Hezron)
Egyptian sojourn
Reaiah (son of Shobal)
Wilderness
Regem (son of Jahdai)
Egyptian sojourn
Rehoboam
Divided kingdom
Rephaiah (Davidic line)
Return
Rinnah
Judges
Ruth
Judges
Salmon
Conquest
Saraph
Judges
Segub (son of Hezron)
Egyptian sojourn
Seraiah (son of Kenaz)
Wilderness
Shaaph (Calebite, father of Madmannah)
Egyptian sojourn
Shaaph (son of Jahdai)
Egyptian sojourn
Shadrach
Exile
Shammai (son of Mered)
Wilderness
Shaphat son of Shemaiah
Return
Shealtiel
Exile
Shecaniah son of Obadiah
Return
Shelah (son of Judah)
Patriarchal
Shelomith daughter of Rehoboam
Divided kingdom
Shelomith daughter of Zerubbabel
Return
Shemaiah son of Shecaniah
Return
Shemariah son of Rehoboam
Divided kingdom
Shenazzar
Exile
Shephatiah son of Jehoshaphat
Divided kingdom
Shephatiah son of Mahalalel (Judah)
Exile
Sheshan
Egyptian sojourn
Sheshbazzar
Return
Sheva (Calebite)
Egyptian sojourn
Shimea
United kingdom
Shimon
Judges
Shobab (son of Caleb)
Egyptian sojourn
Shobal (son of Hur of Judah)
Wilderness
Simon (brother of Jesus)
Apostolic
Sisamai
Egyptian sojourn
Sister of Naham (wife of Hodiah)
Judges
Solomon
United kingdom
Tamar (wife of Er)
Patriarchal
Taphath daughter of Solomon
United kingdom
Tappuah (Judahite)
Egyptian sojourn
Tehinnah
Judges
Temeni
Wilderness
Tilon
Judges
Tirhanah
Egyptian sojourn
Tiria
Wilderness
Uri
Wilderness
Uthai son of Ammihud
Return
Uzziah
Divided kingdom
Uzziah son of Zechariah (Athaiah's father)
Return
Zabad son of Ahlai
United kingdom
Zabdi (grandfather of Achan)
Egyptian sojourn
Zabdi son of Zerah
Conquest
Zaham son of Rehoboam
Divided kingdom
Zechariah (prince of Jehoshaphat)
Divided kingdom
Zechariah of the Shilonites
Exile
Zechariah son of Amariah (Judah)
Return
Zechariah son of Jehoshaphat
Divided kingdom
Zedekiah
Exile
Zephaniah
Divided kingdom
Zerah (son of Judah)
Patriarchal
Zereth
Wilderness
Zerubbabel
Return
Zeruiah
United kingdom
Zichri (father of Amasiah)
Divided kingdom
Zichri (father of Elishaphat)
Divided kingdom
Ziph (son of Jehallelel)
Wilderness
Ziphah
Wilderness
Ziza son of Rehoboam
Divided kingdom
Zobebah
Wilderness
Zoheth
Judges