That was the name that appeared in Hebrew alongside Palestine in English and Arabic on the local currency stamps and official documents lending the name Israel official status.

Modern name for judah. Both names refer to the same person they are just pronounced a bit differently in Hebrew and Greek. However it is impossible to accurately apply biblical prophecies to the modern world until you know the identities of the leading tribes of Israel Ephraim Manasseh and Judah in the modern world. A user from Kenya says the name Judah is of Hebrew origin and means Praisetranslated from Hebrew words yadah verb and Yehudah noun who was the fourth son of Jacob.

Jeroboam the former servant of King Solomon became king of the northern kingdom of Israel as God had promised. The very name Jew is a shortened form of Judah. Jacob son of Isaac and grandson of Abraham fathered 12 sons including Judah.

Judah one of the 12 tribes of Israel descended from Judah who was the fourth son born to Jacob and his first wife Leah. It is well-known that Judah is the IsraelisJews. The name Judaea is still used to describe approximately the same area in modern Israel.

The identity of Judah is easy. What is the kingdom of Judah called today. The name Judah is pronounced Judas in Greek.

Only the Jews have been persecuted as Judah and only the Jews possess all the prophesied characteristics of Judah. Modern Jews moreover trace their lineage to the tribes of Judah and Benjamin absorbed by Judah or to the tribe or group of clans of religious functionaries known as Levites. Judah is all three.

Its kind of like writing Charles as Carlos in Spanish. Judah is a part of Israel and the capital of Isael- Jerusalem- is situated in Judah. The current nation of Israel is still largely made up of the original southern kingdom of Judah while the tribes of the northern kingdom remain scattered.