Genesis 46:12
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The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
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And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well.
But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; so the LORD put him to death.
The sons of Shelah son of Judah:
For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
And concerning Judah he said: “O LORD, hear the cry of Judah and bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends his cause, but may You be a help against his foes.”
These were the sons of Israel:
from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
“Judah shall go up,” answered the LORD. “Indeed, I have delivered the land into their hands.”