led a group of African-American Jews in Israel who believed they were descended from the biblical tribe of Judah. (JTA) — The spiritual leader of the African Hebrew Israelites, a group of ...

But after Solomon's death, there was a violent split between the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah ...

The twelve tribes of Israel, therefore, collectively carry the name of their father. Jacob had twelve sons with his four wives. With Leah, he had Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulon.