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Judah (Son of Jacob)
[People]Judah was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of the tribe of Judah, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The Davidic royal line descended from him, and the New Testament presents Jesus as his descendant.
1 Chronicles 5
[Bible]1 Chronicles 5 records the genealogies, settlements, and wars of the tribes of Reuben and Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh, who settled east of the Jordan. It closes with their exile to Assyria after they turned to idolatry.
Psalm 80
[Bible]Psalm 80 is a psalm of Asaph and a communal lament. Comparing Israel to a vine brought out of Egypt and planted, it implores God, the "Shepherd of Israel," to restore His devastated people.
Luke 2
[Bible]Luke 2 records the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, the visit of the shepherds, the encounter with Simeon and Anna in the temple, and the twelve-year-old Jesus questioning and answering the teachers in the temple.
Acts 7
[Bible]Acts 7 records Stephen's defense before the council, in which he retraces the history of Israel from Abraham to Solomon, followed immediately by his martyrdom by stoning.
Sicarii
[History]The Sicarii were an armed group active in mid-first-century Judea under Roman rule. They opposed Rome and the pro-Roman Jewish ruling class by assassinating their opponents with daggers. During the Jewish War they made the fortress of Masada their base.
Jehoshaphat
[People]Jehoshaphat was a king who reigned over the southern kingdom of Judah during the period of the divided monarchy. The son of Asa, he is known for organizing instruction in the Law and reforming the judicial system, and for the account of the defeat of a Moabite and Ammonite coalition through prayer and praise (2 Chronicles 20).