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Historical person
born 1567 BCE
Judah was a son of Jacob and the traditional ancestor of the tribe and kingdom of Judah. Genesis presents his changing role within Joseph’s family story, while later biblical tradition connects his line to the Davidic monarchy.
Judah was born in Paddan Aram. Biblical tradition presents Judah as a son of Jacob who persuades his brothers not to kill Joseph and later offers himself as security for Benjamin; the tribe bearing his name became dominant in the southern kingdom and central to later Davidic tradition.
Angela Hunt’s Brothers returns Judah to the family that sold Joseph, making the brothers’ conduct in Egypt part of a test of whether guilt has produced repentance. Anita Diamant’s The Red Tent places Judah within Jacob and Leah’s household as Dinah’s story re-centres the biblical family around its women and the violence at Shechem. Gilbert Morris’ Till Shiloh Comes gives Judah particular dynastic importance through Jacob’s blessing that the sceptre will remain with his line, setting that promise beside Joseph’s apparently greater favour. These are biblical-fiction treatments, so private dialogue and motives are imaginative expansions of scripture rather than independent biography.
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Legacies of the Ancient River expands the Genesis account of Joseph into a family saga set in ancient Egypt. The trilogy follows Joseph’s rise from enslavement to power, his confrontation with the brothers who sold him, and the uncertain place of the next generation as Hebrews prosper within…
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Lions of Judah retells selected narratives from Genesis through Joshua, beginning with Noah and continuing through Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses and Rahab. The series expands short scriptural accounts into domestic and political stories about covenant, migration, slavery, deliverance and the formation of Israel. These novels are works of…
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