Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers;

And Judah begat Phares and Zara from Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

And thou, Bethlehem, the land of Judea, art by no means the least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come a leader, who will shepherd my people, Israel.

And Mary, rising, departed into the mountainous land, with haste, into a city of Judah.

Simeon, Judah, Joseph, Jonan, Eliakim,

Aminadab, Aram, Esrom, Phares, Judah,

for it is evident that our Lord sprang from Judah; in reference to which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.

For finding fault with them, he says, Behold the days are coming, says the Lord, and I will perfect upon the house of Israel and upon the house of Judah, a new covenant:

And one of the elders says to me; Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered to open the book, and the seven seals.

Out of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand;