Lion of Judah

thumb|upright=0.9|The Lion of Judah on a Bezalel ceramic tile 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 Old Testament 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 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 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. See also Genealogy of Jesus David Tribe of Judah External links Category:Book of Revelation Category:Messianic titles of Jesus Category:Symbolism