Tribe of Judah

The Tribe of Judah (Hebrew: יְהוּדָה, "Praise"; Standard Hebrew Yəhuda, Tiberian Hebrew Yəhûḏāh) is one of the Hebrew tribes, founded by Judah, son of Jacob.

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Hebrew - Standard Hebrew - Tiberian Hebrew - Hebrew tribe - Judah - Jacob

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Together with the Tribe of Benjamin, descendants of Judah eventually formed the southern Kingdom of Judah in the ancient Land of Israel, when the Kingdom of Israel was divided. These two tribes were thus not carried into captivity with the ten tribes of the northern Kingdom of Israel when it fell. This started the tradition (some say myth) of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.

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Tribe of Benjamin - Kingdom of Judah - Land of Israel - Kingdom of Israel - Tradition - Myth - Ten Lost Tribes

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As the Tribe of Benjamin was always very much the minor partner, in time the tribe of Judah became identified with the entire Israelite nation, and even the entire Hebrew nation, and gave their name to the Jews, see Jews as Israelites.

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Hebrew nation - Jew - Jews as Israelites

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