judah

• Eigenname für den vierten Sohn Jakobs im Alten Testament, Stammvater eines der Stämme Israels, sowie Bezeichnung für das antike Königreich im südlichen Palästina mit Jerusalem als Hauptstadt.

A proper noun referring to the fourth son of Jacob in the Old Testament, ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel, and also the name of an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital.

unzählbar · Eigenname

1. Biblical figureC1formal

   In the Old Testament, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah, considered the forebear of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

   Juda

   • Judah was one of the twelve sons of Jacob.
   • The tribe of Judah descended from Jacob's son Judah.
   • According to tradition, the Messiah would come from the line of Judah.

2. C1formal

   An ancient kingdom in the southern part of Palestine, with Jerusalem as its capital, existing from around 930 BCE to 586 BCE.

   Antikes Königreich

   • The Kingdom of Judah was conquered by the Babylonians in 586 BCE.
   • Jerusalem served as the political and religious center of Judah.
   • The history of Judah is recorded in the Hebrew Bible.