# Judah

*from whom came the scepter*

The tribe of David and of Jesus. Genesis 49:10 is the reason the line of Judah is the one Ruth 4 and Matthew 1 follow, and not the line of Reuben, who was the firstborn.

## Family

- Father: [Jacob](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/jacob) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/29/35
- Mother: [Leah](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/leah) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/29/35
- Spouse: [Bath-shua](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/bath-shua) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-chronicles/2/3
- Child: [Shelah](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/shelah-son-of-judah) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/38/5
- Child: [Zerah](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/zerah) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/38/30
- Child: [Onan](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/onan) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/38/4
- Child: [Er](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/er) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/38/3
- Child: [Perez](https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/perez) — stated in https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/38/29

## Passages

- **Genesis 29:35** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/29/35
- **Genesis 38:3** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/38/3
- **Genesis 38:4** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/38/4
- **Genesis 38:5** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/38/5
- **Genesis 38:29** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/38/29
- **Genesis 38:30** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/38/30
- **Genesis 49:8-12** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/49/8
- **1 Chronicles 2:3** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-chronicles/2/3

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/people/judah
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q282220
- Genealogy: curated by Scriptoria from the biblical text itself.
- Text license: Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).