Tribe of Israel
The Tribe of Judah
Named after Judah, son of Jacob.
Judah’s family
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- Parent and child
- Marriage
- Ancestor (generations not all listed)
- Legal or adoptive parent
- Disputed or interpretive
Judah — Son of Jacob and Leah; ancestor of the tribe of Judah and of David
Parents
Spouses
Children
- Er son Genesis 38:3Genesis 46:121 Chronicles 2:3
- Onan son Genesis 38:4Genesis 46:121 Chronicles 2:3
- Shelah son Genesis 38:5Genesis 46:121 Chronicles 2:3
- Perez son Genesis 38:29Genesis 46:121 Chronicles 2:4Matthew 1:3Luke 3:33
- Zerah son Genesis 38:30Genesis 46:121 Chronicles 2:4Matthew 1:3
Brothers and sisters
- Reuben brother through their parent Leah
- Simeon brother through their parent Leah
- Levi brother through their parent Leah
- Issachar brother through their parent Leah
- Zebulun brother through their parent Leah
- Dinah sister through their parent Leah
- Dan brother through their parent Jacob
- Naphtali brother through their parent Jacob
- Gad brother through their parent Jacob
- Asher brother through their parent Jacob
- Joseph brother through their parent Jacob
- Benjamin brother through their parent Jacob
Other relatives
- Tamar daughter-in-law Genesis 38:11Genesis 38:24
Ancestors
- Laban grandparent
- Isaac grandparent
- Rebekah grandparent
- Bethuel 1× great-grandparent
- Abraham 1× great-grandparent
- Sarah 1× great-grandparent
- Nahor 2× great-grandparent
- Milcah 2× great-grandparent
- Terah 2× great-grandparent
- Haran 3× great-grandparent
- Nahor 3× great-grandparent
- Serug 4× great-grandparent
Grandchildren and later descendants
Tribe, clan and house
- Tribe: Judah the tribe is named after Judah
People Scripture places in this tribe
- Caleb Member Numbers 13:6Numbers 34:19
- Jesus Member Hebrews 7:14Revelation 5:5
"It is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Judah" (Hebrews 7:14).
- Daniel Member Daniel 1:6
Daniel is named among "the children of Judah".
- Nahshon Head or prince Numbers 1:7Numbers 2:31 Chronicles 2:10
Prince of the children of Judah.
- Jesse Member 1 Samuel 17:12
"That Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah".
Leaders descended from Judah
By recorded descent through their fathers (derived from the relationships, not a separate statement of Scripture).
Tribal lists differ
Not every biblical list of the tribes names the same twelve: Levi is sometimes left out and Joseph counted as Ephraim and Manasseh, and Revelation 7 leaves out Dan and Ephraim by name. Numbers 1:20–49Genesis 49:1–28Deuteronomy 33:6–25Revelation 7:4–8
Every relationship here comes from a cited passage. Solid lines are stated parent links; dashed lines mean generations are not all listed; dotted lines mark legal or adoptive parents; a question mark marks a disputed or interpretive link. Political succession and office are never drawn as family.