- tribe of Judea
- one of the twelve tribe of Israel
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Judea — or Judæa (Hebrew: יהודה, Standard Yəhuda Tiberian Unicode|Yəhûḏāh , praised, celebrated ; Greek: Ιουδαία, Ioudaía ; Latin: Iudaea ) is the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל Eretz Yisrael ), an area now… … Wikipedia
Tribe of Judah — The Tribe of Judah (Hebrew Name|יְהוּדָה|Yəhuda|Yəhûḏāh| Praise ) was one of the Tribes of Israel. At its height, it was the leading tribe of the Kingdom of Judah, and occupied most of the territory of the kingdom, except for a small region in… … Wikipedia
Tribe of Ephraim — The Tribe of Ephraim (Hebrew Name|אֶפְרַיִם / אֶפְרָיִם|Efráyim|ʾEp̄ráyim} / ʾEp̄rāyim| double fruitfulness ) was one of the Tribes of Israel; together with the Tribe of Manasseh, Ephraim also formed the House of Joseph . At its height, the… … Wikipedia
Tribe of Joseph — The Tribe of Joseph was one of the Tribes of Israel, though since Ephraim and Manasseh together traditionally constituted the tribe of Joseph, it was often not listed as one of the tribes, in favour of Ephraim and Manasseh being listed in its… … Wikipedia
Ephraim, The tribe of — Took precedence over that of Manasseh by virtue of Jacob s blessing (Gen. 41:52; 48:1). The descendants of Joseph formed two of the tribes of Israel, whereas each of the other sons of Jacob was the founder of only one tribe. Thus there were in … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Kingdom of Judah — Judea is a term used for the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel. , c.830s BCE.] The Kingdom of Judah (Hebrew Name|מַלְכוּת יְהוּדָה|Malḫut Yəhuda|Malḵûṯ Yəhûḏāh) (c.930 ndash;586 BCE) was one of the successor states to the… … Wikipedia
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