Abraham fathered Isaac,
Isaac fathered Jacob,
Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,

Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar,
Perez fathered Hezron,
Hezron fathered Aram,

And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the leaders of Judah:
because out of you will come a leader
who will shepherd My people Israel.”

In those days Mary set out and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah

son of Simeon, son of Judah,
son of Joseph, son of Jonam,
son of Eliakim,

son of Amminadab,
son of Ram, son of Hezron,
son of Perez, son of Judah,

Now it is evident that our Lord came from Judah, and Moses said nothing about that tribe concerning priests.

But finding fault with His people, He says:

Look, the days are coming, says the Lord,
when I will make a new covenant
with the house of Israel
and with the house of Judah—

Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop crying. Look! The Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has been victorious so that He may open the scroll and its seven seals.”

12,000 sealed from the tribe of Judah,
12,000 from the tribe of Reuben,
12,000 from the tribe of Gad,