Jacob's fourth son, he was the ancestor of the tribe of Judah; Judah became the name of the southern kingdom after the northern ten tribes separated from Judah and Benjamin See Biblical Story, Chapter 2
(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah
An Israelite kingdom centred on Jerusalem before 587 BCE, also known as the Southern Kingdom
Hebrew Yehudah 1) One of the 12 patriarchs (sons of Israel) 2) The tribe descended from him 3) That tribe's allotment in the promised land 4) After the political division of the country following Solomon's reign, the Southern Kingdom, consisting of the tribes of Benjamin and Judah
an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center (Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah