Easton's Bible Dictionary: M. G. Easton, M.A., D.D.

Juda

1. The patriarch Judah, son of Jacob (Lk. 3:33; Heb. 7:14). In Lk. 1:39; Heb. 7:14; Rev. 5:5, 7:5, the word refers to the tribe of Judah.
2. The father of Simeon in Christ's maternal ancestry (Lk. 3:30).
3. Son of Joanna, and father of Joseph in Christ's maternal ancestry (3:26), probably identical with Abiud (Mt. 1:13), and with Obadiah (1 Chr. 3:21).
4. One of the Lord's "brethren" (Mk. 6:3).