According to the Hebrew Bible, the tribe of Judah (שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה, Shevet Yehudah) was one of the twelve Tribes of Israel, named after Judah, the son of Jacob. Judah was one of the tribes to take its place in Judea, occupying its southern part. Jesse and his sons, including King David, belonged to this tribe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribe_of_Judah
The Kingdom of Judah[a] was an Israelite kingdom of the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. Centered in the highlands to the west of the Dead Sea, the kingdom’s capital was Jerusalem.[3] It was ruled by the Davidic line for four centuries.[4] Jews are named after Judah, and primarily descend from people who lived in the region.[5][6][7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Judah
“For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.” (Hosea 5:14 KJV).
“For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.” (Isaiah 31:4 KJV).
640 AD – 641 AD: Copts, Abyssinians, Nubians, and Israelites Looked Identical
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