As Judah does not have a goat with him, Tamar extracts collateral; she keeps his signet ring, his outer garb, and his staff of leadership, the three external symbols of Judah’s identity.

The emblem of the Tribe of Judah is a lion, and the lion eventually became the symbol of City of David — along with our modern-day capital Jerusalem.

The Lion of Judah has symbolized the capital for millennia, and is the city's official emblem. But dozens more very different incarnations are also prowling the streets ...

Ali Mazrui writes about a tendency in Africa to personalise and make sacred political authority and power. He gives examples of the religious symbols and Biblical allusions in the governance of those ...

Miguel Cotto retained his welterweight title by scoring an eleventh-round knockout of Zab Judah of Brooklyn on Saturday night.