Lion of Judah the titles of the Solomonic Emperors of Ethiopia. It was depicted on a map of the Upper Nile published in 1683 by the Italian Jobi Ludolfi describing the Lion of Judah symbol as the Royal Insignia of the Ethiopian empire. The Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia lasted three thousand years according and has its patrilineal origin in the Israelite Royal House of Judah. The Lion of Judah served as the hereditary title of the Solomonic Ethiopian emperors including Menelik and Haile Selassie and was depicted on the flag of Ethiopia from 1897 to 1974. Due to its association with Haile Selassie,
Judah & the Lion Best of the Best competitions. Their first EP, "First Fruits" released by the band was a Christian worship collection, but the band knew that they did not want to exclude a wider audience and decided to stray from being strictly a Christian group. According to Judah Akers, the band received their name from a passage in the bible about "The Lion of the Tribe of Judah." The name fits the band since the lead singer is named Judah and because of their Christian backgrounds. The band wrote that their music has the "grit of Run DMC or Beastie Boys" but