judah

     

Juah Given Name

Trivia about judah

  • The Maccabees' greatest soldier, he was the man originally given the name "Maccabee"
  • Zedekiah was the last king of this southern kingdom
  • One of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie's titles was the "Conquering Lion of" this tribe
  • This son gave his name to a kingdom in southern Palestine & to a religion
  • Biblical Palestine was divided into Israel & this kingdom named for one of Jacob's sons
  • When the United Monarchy failed, Rehoboam became head of this kingdom in southern Palestine
  • After Solomon's death in 922 B.C., the Hebrews divided into 2 kingdoms: Israel & this one