Solomonic dynasty Jewish traditions). It is surmounted by a red mantle with the Imperial Crown, and before the throne is the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. The Lion of Judah was the central emblem of the Ethiopian tri-color flag during the reign of the monarchy, and now serves as the chief symbol of the Ethiopian monarchist movement. The Lion of Judah has also been adopted as the leading religious symbol for the Rastafari movement that regards Emperor Haile Selassie as divine. The phrase "Moa Ambassa ze imnegede Yehuda", ("Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah") appeared on the arms, and always
Perez (son of Judah) critical scholars, the birth narrative may be an etiological myth explaining the origin of parts of the tribe of Judah. Perez (son of Judah) According to the Book of Genesis, Pharez/Perets () was the son of Tamar and Judah, and the twin of Zerah. The name is transliterated to English as both "Perets " (NIV, ESV, NKJV) and "Pharets" (KJV). Perets , in Hebrew means "breach or burst forth" and is named after the narrative of his birth as recorded in Genesis 38:29. The Book of Ruth lists Perets as being part of the ancestral genealogy of King David, and