<P> The Lion of Judah (Hebrew: אריה יהודה Aryeh Yehudah) is a Jewish national and cultural symbol, traditionally regarded as the symbol of the Israelite tribe of Judah . According to the Torah, the tribe consists of the descendants of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob . The association between Judah and the lion can first be found in the blessing given by Jacob to his son Judah in the Book of Genesis . </P> <P> The Lion of Judah is also mentioned in the Book of Revelation, as a term representing Jesus, according to Christian theology . The lion of Judah was also one of the titles of the Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie and was depicted on the flag of Ethiopia from 1897 to 1974 . Due to its association with Selassie, it continues to be an important symbol among members of the Rastafari movement . </P> <P> The biblical Judah (in Hebrew: Yehuda) is the original name of the Tribe of Judah, which is traditionally symbolized by a lion . In Genesis, the patriarch Jacob ("Israel") gave that symbol to this tribe when he refers to his son Judah as a Gur Aryeh גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה, "Young Lion" (Genesis 49: 9) when blessing him . In Jewish naming tradition the Hebrew name and the substitute name are often combined as a pair, as in this case . The Lion of Judah was used as a Jewish symbol for many years, and as Jerusalem was the capital of the Kingdom of Judah, in 1950 it was included in the Emblem of Jerusalem . </P>

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