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The tribe of Yehudah (Judah) hence Christ is called the conquering lion of Yehudah (Judah) being a descendant of King David whom was a descendant of Yehudah (Judah) whom was one of the 12 sons of Ya'akov (Jacob whom was renamed Yisrael) that make up the 12tribes of Yisrael. It is mentioned in sctipture time and time again.
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David is from the tribe of Judah. This can be found in Matthew 1. See verses 2-6a:
Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram,
Ram the father of Amminadab,
Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
Nahshon the father of Salmon,
Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
Obed the father of Jesse,
and Jesse the father of King David.