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Judah vs Judas - What's the difference?

judah | judas |

As proper nouns the difference between judah and judas

is that judah is fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah while Judas is one of the twelve original Apostles of Jesus, known for his role in Jesus' betrayal into the hands of Roman authorities. Also called Judas Iscariot.

As a noun judas is

alternative form of Judas.

judah

English

(wikipedia Judah)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • Fourth son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
  • * 1611 — 35:22b-26
  • Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah , and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
  • (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Judah, from which David and his lineage came.
  • (biblical) The name of the southern Israelite kingdom which continued to be ruled by the Davidic dynasty after Solomon's death and the breakup of the united monarchy, with the northern portion keeping the name Israel.
  • * 1611 — 21:11
  • And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah , with the suburbs thereof round about it.
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  • Derived terms

    * Judahite * Judaic * Judaism * Judea * Jew * Lion of Judah

    See also

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    judas

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