Lion of Judah to refer to Emperor Haile Selassie I. Rastafari hail Haile Selassie I with the titles "KING of Kings, LORD of lords, Conquering Lion of Judah, Elect of God, the Light of the World". The phrase appears in the New Testament in : "And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof." This is widely regarded as a reference to Jesus among Christians. Many Christian organizations and ministries use the lion of Judah as their
Shelah (son of Judah) of Chronicles, "Shelah" is identified as the name of a clan, containing a subclan named "Er." The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were:<br> "These were the potters and those who dwell at Netaim and Gederah; there they dwelt with the king for his work." According to biblical scholars, the description of "Shelah" is an eponymous aetiological myth concerning fluctuations in the constituency of the tribe of Judah, with "Shelah" representing the newest clan to become part of the tribe. The Book of Chronicles' description of "Er" as a descendant of Shelah, suggests that "Er" was in reality the