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Person · named in 245 verses

Judah (patriarch)

In the family line of Jesus Joseph's line (Matthew 1) and Mary's line (Luke 3) both run through here. They split after David: Joseph's through Solomon, Mary's through Nathan.

Judah (patriarch) appears in the story c. 1755–1689 BC. The source has no birth and death years, so this is the span of the dated verses that name Judah (patriarch).

Born
1755 BC
Father
Jacob (Israel)
Mother
Leah
Brothers and sisters
Issachar, Dinah, Levi (patriarch), Reuben, Simeon, Zebulun
Children
Onan, Shelah, Pharez, Er, Zerah

Who else was around

Judah (patriarch) and others from the same books whose time overlaps. Tap a bar to compare.

  1. Isaac1896–1716 BC
  2. Jacob (Israel)1836–1689 BC
  3. Esau (Edom)c. 1836–1712 BC
  4. Canaanc. 1796–1689 BC
  5. Reubenc. 1758–1689 BC
  6. Levi (patriarch)c. 1756–1572 BC
  7. Judah (patriarch)c. 1755–1689 BC
  8. Danc. 1755–1689 BC
  9. Joseph (son of Jacob)1745–1635 BC
  10. Benjamin (patriarch)c. 1739–1689 BC
  11. Job1720–1580 BC
  12. Manasseh (son of Joseph)c. 1709–1689 BC
  13. Ephraimc. 1708–1689 BC

Blue: in the family line of Jesus

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Events

  1. 1755 BC Birth of Judah
  2. 1728 BC Joseph sold to Egypt
  3. 1721 BC Birth of Perez
  4. 1708 BC 7 years of famine
  5. 1706 BC Joseph's brothers return to Egypt

Books that name Judah (patriarch)

Genesis4004–1617 BCExodus1491 BCNumbers1490–1451 BCDeuteronomy1491–1451 BCJoshua1451–1427 BCJudges1414–1120 BCRuth1308–1307 BC1 Samuel1165–1056 BC2 Samuel1053–1015 BC1 Kings1015–889 BC2 Kings896–562 BCPsalms1062–444 BCJeremiah612–562 BC

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