Judah

In the Book of Matthew, the genealogy of Jesus is traced through his legal father, Joseph, highlighting three ancestors who lived before the establishment of the Israelite and much later ‘Jewish’ nation: Abraham the Hebrew, Isaac the Hebrew, and Jacob the Israelite. These men were not Jews by ethnicity as many are deceived into believing today, since the term "Jew" refers to the descendants of Judah, also translated from the Greek word ‘Ioudas’ as Judas and Juda, one of Jacob's twelve sons.

Matthew 1:2 KJV Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas (Ioudas) and his brethren;

In the Book of Luke, another genealogy of Jesus is presented, this time through his birth mother, Mary. This genealogy comprises 24 names, including God, spanning the generations prior to the establishment of the Jewish identity, which was later defined through the lineage of the Tribe of Judah.

Luke 3:33-38 KJV ...the son of Juda, who was the son of Jacob, who was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor, who was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala, who was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech, who was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, who was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

Evidently, Jesus was born into the Jewish heritage, underscoring His proclamation in John 4 that "salvation is of the Jews," affirming His role as the Savior.

John 4:22 KJV Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

The name Jesus Christ embodies the Good of Judah (the Jews), who have been among the most historically despised people known to man. God was born among the worst of mankind to save the worst of mankind. In contrast to this embodiment of Good, the name of Judas, while sharing the same Judahite origins as Jesus, became emblematic of betrayal, often seen as an antichrist antithesis that is even noticed today. Jesus was fully aware of His actions when He chose Judas to be one of His twelve disciples. Today, many Christians overlook the crucial distinction between the Savior and the Betrayer, contributing to the confusion surrounding the current state of antichrist dynamics and delusion we live in.