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Judah Lewis is an American actor.
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Moses Judah Folkman (1933 – 2008), known as Judah Folkman, was an American medical scientist best known for his research on tumor angiogenesis, the process by which a tumor attracts blood vessels to nourish itself and sustain its existence. He founded the field of angiogenesis research, which has led to the discovery of a number of therapies based on inhibiting or stimulating neovascularization.
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Judah Bergman, known as Jack Kid Berg or Jackie Kid Berg (28 June 1909 – 22 April 1991), was an English boxer born in the East End of London, who became the World Light Welterweight Champion in 1930.
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I adore Jude by itself, but I also love it as a nickname for Judah. There were TWO people called Judas in the bible. One betrayed Jesus, but the other was his apostle! So you could just think of the second one. A gorgeous name.
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Such a cute biblical name!
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Also Judeo-Anglo-Norman: http://heraldry.sca.org/names/jewish.html
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This is a very handsome name for a little boy. I kinda love it and would love to hear it on someone's little boy.
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Awesome, handsome. I love the name Judah!
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Nice. I prefer Judas though.
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A truly great name, one for the books.
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I woke from a dream with the name Judah filling my mind in the days before my son was born. Before the dream my wife had put forward Jude as a suggestion and I knocked it back. For the cynics out there that might explain the origin of my dream. But for me it was more than a dream. It was a confirmation. We will probably use Jude as a nickname. Judah says to us that God in the Old Testament builds his kingdom not on the first born, or even the most successful (ie. Joseph) but instead he builds his kingdom with broken people who acknowledge their brokenness and seek God's righteousness. It’s good enough for me that Judas Escariot ultimately loved the lord. Whether he intentionally betrayed Jesus or was a pawn in the gospel story he too can enter relationship with God through the miracle of his love and grace. All babies are a grace to us, and our Judah Rain is every bit a grace and his name is perfect. Thank you Lord.
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Those from the Tribe of Judah were known as Judeans and this is where the terms Jews and Jewish comes from. Jesus son of Joseph had a brother named Judas - probably not Judas Iscariot, but we don't know for sure.
It was Roman propaganda to portray the name Judas as the name of a traitor since it was Judas Maccabeus that led the armed rebellion against those who had invaded Palestine and forced the Hebrews to worship Greek gods in the Jerusalem Temple. Judas Iscariot wanted Jesus to fulfill the common concept of the Messiah - which was like Judas Maccabeus - to lead an armed rebellion against the Roman invaders. Jesus realized that this would just get a lot of people killed on both sides and even if successful, wouldn't change anything over the long run. The Messiah/Christ chose to receive 39 lashes and be crucified in order to follow GOD's plan of uniting the Hebrews and the Gentiles including the Roman Pagans. Historically, Christianity is a fusion of Messianic Judaism and Roman Paganism.
Judas Iscariot was not the traitor that the gospels portray him as. Read the 'Gospel of Judas'. He was Jesus' most trusted disciple - he was the treasurer of the group - and Jesus and Judas know the prophecy of "30 pieces of silver" had to be fulfilled and they fulfilled it. After the Crucifixion, Judas threw the money back at the priests - he never wanted the money. It was Roman propaganda to portray Judas as a traitor - it's historically very inaccurate.
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It was Roman propaganda to portray the name Judas as the name of a traitor since it was Judas Maccabeus that led the armed rebellion against those who had invaded Palestine and forced the Hebrews to worship Greek gods in the Jerusalem Temple. Judas Iscariot wanted Jesus to fulfill the common concept of the Messiah - which was like Judas Maccabeus - to lead an armed rebellion against the Roman invaders. Jesus realized that this would just get a lot of people killed on both sides and even if successful, wouldn't change anything over the long run. The Messiah/Christ chose to receive 39 lashes and be crucified in order to follow GOD's plan of uniting the Hebrews and the Gentiles including the Roman Pagans. Historically, Christianity is a fusion of Messianic Judaism and Roman Paganism.
Judas Iscariot was not the traitor that the gospels portray him as. Read the 'Gospel of Judas'. He was Jesus' most trusted disciple - he was the treasurer of the group - and Jesus and Judas know the prophecy of "30 pieces of silver" had to be fulfilled and they fulfilled it. After the Crucifixion, Judas threw the money back at the priests - he never wanted the money. It was Roman propaganda to portray Judas as a traitor - it's historically very inaccurate.
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I know two Judahs and both are Christadelphians (like me) I love the name Judah because of its meaning and it's Hebrew. I'm surprised so many people think that Judah is who betrayed Christ, it wasn't, it was 'Judas'.
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My wife and I are about to name our 2nd son Judah. We love that his name means "Praise" because we believe that our children are such an unbelievable gift from God. I just became a Christian 5 yrs ago. However, I know how doubtful/skeptical I was of the "religious types" before becoming a Christian myself so I'll just have to encourage my boys to be strong, positive young men if some in society do not relate well to their Hebrew/Biblical names.
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LOVE Judah! Judah Benjamin is so masculine and cute!
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While Judah Friedlander does rule, my favorite Judah is probably Judah Nagler of The Velvet Teen.
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Judah Friedlander.
'Nuff said.
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'Nuff said.
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I have a friend named Judah. (: He's one of the sweetest guys I've ever met. (And no, he's not Jewish. He's a Christian). His middle name is Benjamin. (: I love this name.
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I like this name. It sounds strong, has a rich history, and a beautiful meaning. I prefer it to the name Judas not because of the latter's association with the betrayal of Jesus, but simply because I think Judas sounds a little too Greek. It is a Hebrew name, after all. Because of its meaning, Judah has become more frequently used among Christian families. It's still somewhat uncommon, but it's not rare.
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The names Judah, Jude, and Judas are essentially the same (endings are grammatical in most ancient languages); however, the original writers of the English versions of the Bible were concerned over confusion between the Judah's of the old testament, St. Jude the apostle, and Judas the apostle/betrayer. That's why all the endings. Someone else asked if Christians ever used this name. I don't know about all Christians, but I chose this name for my son because I liked the meaning, the connection to St. Jude, and the two syllable Judah sounded better with his middle and last names, than Jude did. We sometimes call him Jude, but we usually go with Buddah 'cause he's a little chub!
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What's up with this name? This name is an obvious sign that the parents are fundamentalists. And it sounds too close to the taboo name Judas.
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Judah as a name has the the same meaning as Jude. The original meaning of Judah in Hebrew is: the praise of the Lord; confession - according to Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary.
In the New Testament Epistle of Jude, the name Jude is written as follows:
ιουδας
In the New Testament, when the name Judah is written in Greek, and refers to the tribe of Judah - Judah is written as follows:
ιουδα
In the original Old Testament story of the birth of the baby Judah, it is said that the baby's mother, Leah, named the baby Judah - and then said: "Now will I praise the LORD." (Genesis 29:35)
In Hebrew, Judah is written as follows:
יְהוּדָה,
Although It IS possible, I guess, to name a girl baby Jude or Judah - especially if the baby's birth meant that the family believed: "Now will I praise the Lord," it should be noted that Judith is the feminine form of Judah - and also means The praise of the Lord - or Confessing the praise of the Lord.
Judith was a brave widow who saved her countrymen by tricking a foreign leader and then getting rid of him - permanently. The Book of Judith is included in some Bibles but is excluded from most Protestant and Jewish canons. Mainly because many of the "historical" details contained in the book have never been verified. Therefore, there is some different of opinion as to whether to book of Judith relates a factual occurrence - or was just a story which gained popularity during that time period. Whether historical or not - I would think that a little girl could easily feel honored to carry the name of Judith.
Genesis 26:34 ALSO mentions a woman named Judith who was married to Esau, the twin brother of Jacob and, therefore, the daughter-in-law of Isaac and Rebelah.
In Hebrew, the name Judith is written as follows:
הוּדִית
However, whether you render the name as Jude, Judas, Judah or Judith - the ORIGINAL meaning of the name remains the same - Praise the Lord or Confessing a praise of the Lord -- "Now will I praise the Lord."
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In the New Testament Epistle of Jude, the name Jude is written as follows:
ιουδας
In the New Testament, when the name Judah is written in Greek, and refers to the tribe of Judah - Judah is written as follows:
ιουδα
In the original Old Testament story of the birth of the baby Judah, it is said that the baby's mother, Leah, named the baby Judah - and then said: "Now will I praise the LORD." (Genesis 29:35)
In Hebrew, Judah is written as follows:
יְהוּדָה,
Although It IS possible, I guess, to name a girl baby Jude or Judah - especially if the baby's birth meant that the family believed: "Now will I praise the Lord," it should be noted that Judith is the feminine form of Judah - and also means The praise of the Lord - or Confessing the praise of the Lord.
Judith was a brave widow who saved her countrymen by tricking a foreign leader and then getting rid of him - permanently. The Book of Judith is included in some Bibles but is excluded from most Protestant and Jewish canons. Mainly because many of the "historical" details contained in the book have never been verified. Therefore, there is some different of opinion as to whether to book of Judith relates a factual occurrence - or was just a story which gained popularity during that time period. Whether historical or not - I would think that a little girl could easily feel honored to carry the name of Judith.
Genesis 26:34 ALSO mentions a woman named Judith who was married to Esau, the twin brother of Jacob and, therefore, the daughter-in-law of Isaac and Rebelah.
In Hebrew, the name Judith is written as follows:
הוּדִית
However, whether you render the name as Jude, Judas, Judah or Judith - the ORIGINAL meaning of the name remains the same - Praise the Lord or Confessing a praise of the Lord -- "Now will I praise the Lord."
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Actress Lucy Lawless and producer/writer Robert G. Tapert have a son Judah Miro Tapert, 7th May, 2002 in New Zealand.
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I hate the idea of Judah the "traitor who murdered Jesus"- I think that only because he had this name it created a bad image for all Jews (called "jehudim"). I wonder if Christians call their children "Judah"?
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JudaS was the name of the Jesus betrayer. Not JudaH.
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I notice the page says Judah was the tribe to lead Israel out of Egypt. If I recall correctly from my reading of Exodus, Levi, not Judah, led Israel out (Moses, being Aaron's brother, was a Levite). Judah was, however, the ruling tribe of Israel, and it's where we get the names Judea and Jew.
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About the Exodus thing- Moses was a Levite, and so was his brother Aharon and all the workers of the temple. However Jews are called so not because Judah was a chief tribe or something- it's because all jews are descendants of this tribe in particular, it was the last to be cast into exile.
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I always felt that this name was not only unique in these modern times but had such a rich strong history. When I was pregnant with my second son I knew he would become my strength and so I named him Judah.
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Judah Ben-Hur was a Jewish prince in Lew Wallace's novel: BEN-HUR. Judah was betrayed by his boyhood friend Messala and sentenced to the galleys. While in the galleys he saved the life of Quintus Arrius, a Roman commander and was eventually adopted by him. Judah enters a chariot race which he wins. Because he seeks revenge, because of Messala's betrayal he loses his faith and in the end he (Judah) becomes a believer in Christ.
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Yehuda HaMaccabi (Judah the Maccabi), leader of HaMaccabim (the Maccabis - an old Jewish sect), who led a rebellion against the Greeks, which is the story told in the Jewish festival of Hannuka (celebrated annualy around Christmas time).
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In Jewish history you allso had Jehuda (Judah) Hamacabim, or somehing like that. He was the commander of the Maccabi against the Greeks. You can find his story in the story of Chanukah.
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