Bible Person

Judah

Meaning: the praise of the Lord; confession · Male · 1 cross reference

This Judah entry refers to the second-in-command to Joel in Nehemiah 11:9, not to the patriarch or the Levite and musician of the same name elsewhere. He belongs to the administrative life of restored Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 11:9.1

AI summary: This Judah matters because his single cross reference places him in civic leadership within the repopulated city. The entry helps show that post-exilic Jerusalem required named local leadership as well as rebuilt walls and worship. Taken together, the material presents this Judah as an administrator in restored Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Judah

Meaning: the praise of the Lord; confession