- Wilderness of Judah
- western shores of the Dead Sea in Israel
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JUDAH — (Heb. יְהוּדָה), fourth son of Jacob and Leah. The biblical explanation of the name Judah connects it with thanksgiving and praise (Heb. אוֹדֶה, oʾdeh; Gen. 29:35). However, if one compares the names Judith (Gen. 26:34) and Jahdai (I Chron. 2:47) … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judah, Tribe of — Judah and his three surviving sons went down with Jacob into Egypt (Gen. 46:12; Ex. 1:2). At the time of the Exodus, when we meet with the family of Judah again, they have increased to the number of 74,000 males (Num. 1:26, 27). Its number… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
WILDERNESS — or desert; (Heb. צִיָּה ,יְשִׁימוֹן ,מִדְבָּר). In most biblical passages midbar refers principally to an uninhabited, uncultivated land (e.g., Jer. 2:2; 22:6; Ps. 107:4, 33–36) but sometimes also denotes complete desolation (e.g., Num. 20:4–5;… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Wilderness — 1) Heb. midhbar, denoting not a barren desert but a district or region suitable for pasturing sheep and cattle (Ps. 65:12; Isa. 42:11; Jer. 23:10; Joel 1:19; 2:22); an uncultivated place. This word is used of the wilderness of Beersheba (Gen.… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Tribe of Judah — The Tribe of Judah (Hebrew Name|יְהוּדָה|Yəhuda|Yəhûḏāh| Praise ) was one of the Tribes of Israel. At its height, it was the leading tribe of the Kingdom of Judah, and occupied most of the territory of the kingdom, except for a small region in… … Wikipedia
GORDON, JUDAH LEIB — (Leon; 1831–1892), Hebrew poet, writer, critic, and allegorist. One of the outstanding poets of the 19th century, Gordon was also a witty, incisive journalist who courageously militated against the ills in Jewish society. He advocated social and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
RECHABITES — (Heb. בְּנֵי הָרֵכָבִים), a small religious sect first identified as such in Jeremiah 35 in an incident dated in the reign of jehoiakim , but tracing their descent to Jonadab son of Rechab, who was a contemporary of jehu (II Kings 10:15–17 where… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judges 1 — 1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? 2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the… … The King James version of the Bible
Desert — 1) Heb. midbar, pasture ground; an open tract for pasturage; a common (Joel 2:22). The backside of the desert (Ex. 3:1) is the west of the desert, the region behind a man, as the east is the region in front. The same Hebrew word is rendered… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
DAMASCUS, BOOK OF COVENANT OF — (the Zadokite Documents or the Damascus Document; abbr. CD for Cairo Damascus), work presenting the views of the sect which is said to have left the Land of Judah and emigrated to the Land of Damascus. The work first became known through the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
