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Judah, though the '''fourth son''' of Jacob, follows the second-son pattern in that he '''rises to preeminence over his older brothers''' and becomes the one through whom the Messiah comes. Let’s break it down: | Judah, though the '''fourth son''' of Jacob, follows the second-son pattern in that he '''rises to preeminence over his older brothers''' and becomes the one through whom the Messiah comes. Let’s break it down: | ||