Person New Testament
Judah
Also known as Judah =ESV, NIV; Juda =KJV
Judah is listed as an ancestor of Jesus Christ in Luke's genealogy. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:30.
Why it matters. An ancestor of Jesus Christ
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Judah
Judah is mentioned in Luk.3.30 as part of the genealogy of Jesus Christ. This genealogy traces Jesus' lineage through His mother Mary's family line, back to Adam.
In the genealogy, Judah is listed as the father of Simeon and the son of Joseph. He is one of the ancestors in the period between David and the Babylonian exile.
The inclusion of Judah in the genealogy demonstrates Jesus' connection to the tribe of Judah and the fulfillment of the messianic prophecies, which indicated that the Messiah would come from the line of David and the tribe of Judah (Gen.49.10; Isa.11.1-5; Mic.5.2).
No additional information is provided about this specific Judah's life or the historical context in which he lived. His mention serves primarily to establish Jesus' lineage and to affirm His messianic identity.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Luke (1 verse)