Judah An ancient kingdom of southern Palestine between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It lasted from the division of Palestine in 931 B.C. until the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. Judah, in the Bible, the southern of the two kingdoms remaining after the division of the kingdom of the Jews that occurred under Rehoboam. The northern kingdom, Israel, was continually at war with Judah. In the Bible the southern kingdom is regarded as usually more loyal to God than the northern kingdom was. Judah's capital was Jerusalem, and its dynasty was the house of David. It lasted from 931 B.C. to 586 B.C. Judah Judah (Hebrew: ×?Ö°×?×?Ö¼×?Ö¸×?, YÉ?huda, Tiberian Hebrew YÉ?hûá¸?Ä?h, meaning "praise") is the name of several Biblical and historical figures. The original Greek text of the New Testament makes no difference between the names "Judah", "Judas" and "Jude", rendering them all as Ioudas; but in many English translations "Judah" is used for the Old Testament figure and the tribe named after him, "Judas" is used primarily for Judas Iscariot, and "Jude" for other New Testament persons of the same name. One of the sons of the Biblical patriarch Jacob, see Judah (Biblical figure) The tribe formed by Judah's offspring, see Tribe of Judah The kingdom ruled by the house of David after the Kingdom of Israel broke off following the death of King Solomon, see Kingdom of Judah The southern part of the Land of Israel, in the period from the end of the kingdom of Judah (c. 586 BC) to the Roman time, see Judea Judah, Coadjutor of Josephus, as mentioned in Josephus's Vita. Judah, Son of Simeon Tharsi, possibly the great-nephew of Judas Maccabeus. From I Maccabees. Judah (Russian family.) Family prominent in the communal life of Grodno and Lithuania during the greater part of the sixteenth century. Judah Bogdanovich, its chief founder, was born about 1475 and died at Grodno about 1546. Judah haNasi (135-220), aka Judah I, Judah the Prince, redactor of the Mishnah, the core work of Judaism's oral law. Judah II, son of Gamaliel III, and grandson of Judah I. He lived at Tiberias in the middle of the third century. In the sources he is called "Judah," and occasionally "Rabbi" like his grandfather; as was Judah III. Judah III, son of Gamaliel IV. and grandson of Judah II. Judah III. held the office of patriarch probably during the close of the third and the beginning of the fourth century. Aaron Judah, UK writer Judah is another name for Judas Maccabeus, the Hebrew hero. See also Jud, Yehuda (Yehudah) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer) "Israel Republic in the Middle East, formerly part of Palestine. Israel is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria and Jordan to the east, the Gulf of Aqaba (an arm of the Red Sea) to the south, Egypt to the southwest, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Its capital and largest city is Jerusalem. The state of Israel, a homeland for Jews worldwide, was proclaimed in 1948. Since then, conflict has arisen because of opposition by the surrounding Arab peoples to the formation of a Jewish state on what they consider Arab territory (see Arab-Israeli conflict). As a move toward permanent peace between Israel and the Arab states, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat met with U. S. President James Earl Carter in the United States and signed a peace treaty in 1979. The United States has been Israel's major supporter, but Israeli settlements on the West Bank strained U.S.-Israel relations. Periodic Palestinian intifadas against Israeli domination of the West Bank and Gaza Strip continue. " source: http://www.answers.com