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Juda

Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • The patriarch Judah, son of Jacob (Luke 3:33; Hebrews 7:14 ). In Luke 1:39; Hebrews 7:14; Revelation 5:5; 7:5 , the word refers to the tribe of Judah.

  • The father of Simeon in Christ's maternal ancestry (Luke 3:30 ).

  • Son of Joanna, and father of Joseph in Christ's maternal ancestry (26), probably identical with Abiud (Matthew 1:13 ), and with Obadiah (1 Chronicles 3:21 ).

  • One of the Lord's "brethren" (Mark 6:3 ).

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    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Juda'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​j/juda.html. 1897.
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