Jacob was Judah's father.
No. It was Judah's father Jacob whose name was changed to Israel.
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, is the one who became the ancestor of the Messiah. From the line of Judah came King David and eventually Jesus, who is considered the Messiah in Christianity.
The first Judah WAS THE 4th Son Jacob and Leah and is recorded in the bible Genisis 29:35
Judah was the fourth son of Jacob (Israel) by Leah. He became the leader amongst the sons. The tribe of Judah is named after him, and many of the modern Jews are descended from him.
Judah was one of the sons of Jacob and is known as one of the twelve tribes of Israel. He played a significant role in the story of Joseph and his brothers in the book of Genesis. Judah's descendants eventually became one of the strongest tribes in Israel.
Your answer can be found in the Bible books of Genesis 46:12 and Ruth 4:18-22. Genesis states Judah was the 4th son born to Jacob. Genesis 46:12 traces Judah's lineage to son called Pharez; Ruth 4: 18-22 traces Pharez's lineage to King David; and it from the lineage of King David that Jesus Christ is born "the lion of the tribe of Judah"
Judah was important to fulfill God's plan and to procure the development of his own soul.
Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar and Zebulun.
The Jewish people are descendants of Abraham through his son Isaac and grandson Jacob (Jacob was given the name Israel by God, in Genesis ch.35). The name "Jews" comes from Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, since the bulk of the other tribes (other descendants of Jacob) were exiled by the Assyrians and did not return. The descendants of Judah were also exiled (by the Babylonians) but returned to build the Second Temple not long afterwards, and their descendants are extant to this day.
Some time before Christ
The Lion of Judah from the Christian Bible.