Judah: Genesis 35:23, Genesis 49:8-10; Numbers 2:3, Numbers 7:12; Joshua 14:6; Judges 1:2; Psalms 60:7, Psalms 108:8; Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:6; Hebrews 7:14; Revelation 5:5
the chief ruler: or, the prince, By the chief ruler is meant first David, and after him the Messiah, agreeably to the celebrated prophecy of Jacob (Genesis 49:10). The Syriac calls him "Christ the king," and the Arabic, "Messiah the king." 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Samuel 16:10, 1 Samuel 16:12; 2 Samuel 8:15; Psalms 78:68-71; Jeremiah 23:5-6; Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:6; Hebrews 7:14
birthright was: Genesis 49:26; Romans 8:29