Judah (Hodaviah)

Gender male Type Person Hebrew יְהוּדָה

A Levite, also called Hodaviah and Hodevah, who returned from exile and is mentioned in Ezra 2:40, Nehemiah 7:43, and Ezra 3:9.

About Judah (Hodaviah)

The fourth of Jacob’s 12 sons (Genesis 35:23; 1 Chronicles 2:1) and Leah and Jacob's fourth son. Leah named him Judah, which means “praise,” because she was excited to give Jacob another son (Genesis 29:35). Judah had five sons:

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Judah, Tribe of Article

One of the 12 tribes of Israel. The frontiers of Judah are well defined in Joshua 15 , which describes the inheritance of the tribe after the Conquest. Second Kings 23:8...
Primary Form Hodaviah (Ezra 2:40)

Key References

Ezra 3:9

So Jeshua and his sons and brothers, Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Yehudah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together to supervise those working on the house of God.

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Ezra 3:9

So Jeshua and his sons and brothers, Kadmiel and his sons (descendants of Yehudah), and the sons of Henadad and their sons and brothers—all Levites—joined together to supervise those working on the house of God.