What was the relationship between Jacob and Judah?
Judah was the son of Jacob and Leah. Before he died, Jacob blessed him: his brothers would praise him. Genesis 29:35; Genesis 49:8
What the Bible says
Genesis 49:8
Juda, thee shall thy brethren praise: thy hands shall be on the necks of thy enemies: the sons of thy father shall bow down to thee.
Genesis 49:9
Juda is a lion’s whelp: to the prey, my son, thou art gone up: resting thou hast couched as a lion, and as a lioness, who shall rouse him?
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.