The published location is Tomb of Judah, which is, according to the traditions, the tomb of biblical Judah, who was, according to the Book of Genesis, the fourth of the six sons of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Tribe of Judah of the Israelites. By extension, he is indirectly the eponym of the Kingdom of Judah, the land of Judea, and the word Jew.
The tomb is in the city of Yehud, an ancient city that is mentioned in the bible (Joshua 19:45) and according to the tradition, is named after Judah. During the Roman occupation it was called Iudaea. During the Muslim occupation, it was inhabbited by Muslims who called her Yahudiya. In 1932-48, they changed the name to Abbasiyya, in order to remove the memory of its Jewish history. In 2003, Yehud was united with Neve Monosson and is now called Yehud-Monosson.
The Tribe of Judah is traditionally symbolized by a lion. In Genesis, the patriarch Jacob gave that symbol to this tribe, when he refers to his son Judah as a Gur Aryeh גּוּר אַרְיֵה יְהוּדָה, "Young Lion" (Genesis 49:9), when blessing him. The Lion of Judah was used as a Jewish symbol for many years, including these days. Some other cultures that were affected by the bible and the Jewish tradition, also adopted this symbol. In this puzzle you will explore some examples.
Puzzle:
The Lion of Judah was an inspiration for the lions in the picture. Can you identify those lions? Use the following hints to get value for each letter. Each hint refers to one lion. It is left for you to determine which hint refers to which lion.
- Symbol, flag or logo of some entity. Since ???A, the leader of that entity, had the same first name as Judah
- Symbol, flag or logo of some entity. Since ???B, the leader of that entity, had the same first name as Judah's father.
- Symbol, flag or logo of some entity. Since ???C, the leader of that entity, had the same first name as Judah's grandfather.
- Symbol, flag or logo of some entity. Since ???D, the leader of that entity, had the same first name as Judah's great grandfather.
- Symbol, flag or logo of some entity. Since ???F, the leader of that entity, had a first name meaning a lion, in Hebrew.
- G = The nominal value, as written on it.
- H? = The nominal value, as written on it.
- J?? = The nominal value, as written on it.
- A fictional lion, first publication in year ???K
Notes:
1. Judah in the hints refers to the biblical Judah, as described above.
2. Use the first year with a leader of the specified name.
3. Names may have some variations, based on the local form of that name.
4. Relatives are by paternal line.
5. The puzzle is solvable without Hebrew knowledge, but it will be more difficult and you will probably need Google translate.
The cache is hidden in: N 32° 01.(C+F)(A+F)(A+D) E 034° 53.(B-G)(H+K)(C+J)