Lion of Judah
The Lion of Judah (in Hebrew: אריה יהודה, Aryeh Yehudah; in Greek: Λιοντάρι του Ιούδα, Liontári tou Ioúda; in Latin: Leo Iuda) is a Jewish national and cultural symbol, traditionally regarded as the symbol of the tribe of Judah.
Quotes about
[edit]Old Testament
[edit]- Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
- Book of Genesis 49:9 KJV.
- "For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him."
- Book of Hosea 5:14 KJV.
New Testament
[edit]- And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
- Book of Revelation 5:5 KJV.
Others
[edit]- Vicit leo de tribu Judah, radix David.
- The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David hath conquered.
- Exorcism against Satan and the apostate Angels, traditioninaction.org. The Latin text is also available in AAS XXIII. Rome: Polyglot Vatican Typography - Vatican Publishing House: 743. 1890–1891.
- The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David hath conquered.
