A: In the Received Text, the Judas of Matthew One and the Judah of Genesis 29 and 35 are the same
person that was born of Leah and who King David and our Lord Jesus descended from. The
likely reason for the difference in spelling and pronunciation is that
Matthew was written in Greek and Genesis was written in Hebrew, but there is no Biblical contradiction here.
We see similar differences in other Bible names such Isaiah/Esaias. MATTHEW 3:3 is a reference to the prophet Isaiah who the writer called Esaias: "For this is he that was spoken of by the
prophet Esaias saying The voice of one crying in the wilderness Prepare ye
the way of the Lord, make his paths straight"
GENESIS 29:
32: And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
33: And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.
34: And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
35: And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing
Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
23: The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
24: The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
25: And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:
26: And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
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