23 The sons of Leah:(A)

Reuben the firstborn(B) of Jacob,

Simeon, Levi, Judah,(C) Issachar and Zebulun.(D)

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26 Judah(A) said to his brothers, “What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?(B)

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Judah and Tamar

38 At that time, Judah(A) left his brothers and went down to stay with a man of Adullam(B) named Hirah.(C)

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Then Judah(A) said to Israel(B) his father, “Send the boy along with me and we will go at once, so that we and you and our children may live and not die.(C)

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14 Joseph was still in the house(A) when Judah(B) and his brothers came in, and they threw themselves to the ground before him.(C)

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18 Then Judah(A) went up to him and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord,(B) let me speak a word to my lord. Do not be angry(C) with your servant, though you are equal to Pharaoh himself.

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12 The sons of Judah:(A)

Er,(B) Onan,(C) Shelah, Perez(D) and Zerah(E) (but Er and Onan had died in the land of Canaan).(F)

The sons of Perez:(G)

Hezron and Hamul.(H)

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“Judah,[a](A) your brothers will praise you;
    your hand will be on the neck(B) of your enemies;
    your father’s sons will bow down to you.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:8 Judah sounds like and may be derived from the Hebrew for praise.

Judah(A)

To Hezron’s Sons

The sons of Judah:(B)

Er, Onan and Shelah.(C) These three were born to him by a Canaanite woman, the daughter of Shua.(D) Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.(E)

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Other Clans of Judah

The descendants of Judah:(A)

Perez, Hezron,(B) Karmi, Hur and Shobal.

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Stubborn Israel

48 “Listen to this, you descendants of Jacob,
    you who are called by the name of Israel(A)
    and come from the line of Judah,(B)
you who take oaths(C) in the name of the Lord(D)
    and invoke(E) the God of Israel—
    but not in truth(F) or righteousness—

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Abraham was the father of Isaac,(A)

Isaac the father of Jacob,(B)

Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,(C)

Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,(D)

Perez the father of Hezron,

Hezron the father of Ram,

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