The sons of Leah [were] Reuben, Jacob's firstborn; Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

Judah, your brothers have praised you, and your hands shall be on the back of your enemies; your father's sons shall bow down before you.

A ruler shall not fail from Judah, nor a prince from his loins, until there come the things stored up for him; and He is the expectation of nations.

And they that encamp first toward the east [shall be] the order of the camp of Judah with their army, and the prince of the sons of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

And he that offered his gift on the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, prince of the tribe of Judah.

And the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb the [son] of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, You know the word that the Lord spoke to Moses the man of God concerning me and you in Kadesh Barnea.

And the Lord said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand.

Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; and Ephraim is the strength of My head;

Gilead is Mine; and Manasseh is Mine; and Ephraim is the helmet for My head; Judah is My king;

And you, Bethlehem, house of Ephratha, are few in number to be reckoned among the thousands of Judah; yet out of you shall one come forth to Me, to be a ruler of Israel; and His goings forth were from the beginning, even from eternity.

'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.'"

For it is evident that our Lord has risen out of Judah, regarding which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

But one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome, to open the scroll and its seven seals."

And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I will send you to Jesse, to Bethlehem; for I have seen among his sons a king for Me.

And Jesse caused his seven sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said, the Lord has not chosen these.

And he sent and fetched him. And he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes, and very good looking. And the Lord said to Samuel, Arise, and anoint David, for he is good.

And David reigned over all Israel: and David brought about judgment and justice over all his people.

but chose the tribe of Judah, the Mount Zion which He loved.

He chose David also His servant, and took him up from the flocks of sheep.

Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up to David a righteous branch, and a king shall reign and understand, and shall execute judgment and righteousness on the earth.

In his days both Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell securely. And this is his name, which the Lord shall call Him, Josedek among the prophets.

And you, Bethlehem, house of Ephratha, are few in number to be reckoned among the thousands of Judah; yet out of you shall one come forth to Me, to be a ruler of Israel; and His goings forth were from the beginning, even from eternity.

'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.'"

For it is evident that our Lord has risen out of Judah, regarding which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

the blessings of your father and your mother- it has prevailed above the blessing of the lasting mountains, and beyond the blessings of the everlasting hills; they shall be upon the head of Joseph, and upon the head of the brothers of whom he took the lead.

Because whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brothers.