Gen.49.8

Genesis 49:8

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¶ Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.

Jacob Blesses His Sons

Israel’s Prophecy concerning His Sons

Cross References

Genesis 27:29

KJV

Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

Isaac Blesses Jacob

Genesis 29:35

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And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah

Laban’s Treachery

Numbers 26:20

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And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

The Tribe of Judah

Census of a New Generation

Deuteronomy 33:7

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¶ And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.

Moses Blesses the Twelve Tribes

Judges 1:2

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

The Conquest of Canaan Proceeds

Jerusalem Is Captured

1 Chronicles 5:2

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For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)

The Descendants of Reuben

Genealogy from Reuben

1 Chronicles 28:4

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Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel: