Judas (Easton)

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The Graecized form of Judah. The patriarch (Matthew 1:2,3 ). Son of Simon (John 6:71; 13:2,26 ), surnamed Iscariot, i.e., a man of Kerioth (Joshua 15:25 ). His name is uniformly the last in the list of the apostles, as given in the synoptic (i.e., the first three) Gospels. The evil of his nature"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter J Bible Dictionaries Judas Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Judah, Tribe of Next Entry Jude Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Judas (Jude) Thompson Chain Reference Judas The Topic Concordance Judas Iscariot Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Judas, Betrayal Etc Dictionaries American Tract Society Judas Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Judas Easton's Bible Dictionary Judas Juda Fausset Bible Dictionary Judas of Galilee Judas Iscariot Judas Barsabas (only first 3 shown) Holman Bible Dictionary Judas Iscariot Judas Juda Hitchcock Bible Names Judas Hastings' BibleDictionary Judas Iscariot Judas Hastings' NT Dictionary Judas the Galilaean Judas Iscariot (2) Judas Iscariot (only first 3 shown) Morrish Bible Dictionary Judas Iscariot Judas Juda 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Tribe of Juda Thaddeus, Judas, Saint Machabeus, Judas (only first 3 shown) Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Judas People's Bible Dictionary Judas Smith Bible Dictionary Judas The Lord's Brother Judas of alilee Judas Maccabaeus (only first 3 shown) Whyte's Bible Characters Matthias the Successor to Judas Iscariot Wilson's Bible Types Judas Webster Dictionary Judas-Colored Judas Watson's Theological Dictionary Judas Iscariot Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Judas Iscariot Judas-Tree International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Juda Judas Judas Barsabbas (only first 3 shown) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Judas McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Isaac ben-Juda (Abrabanel) Jeitteles, Juda Low Juda (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Judas Judas Maccabæus The Catholic Encyclopedia Juda Judas Iscariot Judas Machabeus The Jewish Encyclopedia Judas Iscariot Judas Maccabeus Judas the Essene (only first 3 shown) Lexicons ܝܺܗܽܘܕ݂ܳܐ Βαρσαββᾶς Ἰουδά Ἰούδας , Ἰωδά (only first 3 shown) The Graecized form of Judah. The patriarch ( Matthew 1:2,3 ). Son of Simon ( John 6:71 ; 13:2,26 ), surnamed Iscariot, i.e., a man of Kerioth ( Joshua 15:25 ). His name is uniformly the last in the list of the apostles, as given in the synoptic (i.e., the first three) Gospels. The evil of his nature probably gradually unfolded itself till "Satan entered into him" ( John 13:27 ), and he betrayed our Lord (18:3). Afterwards he owned his sin with "an exceeding bitter cry," and cast the money he had received as the wages of his iniquity down on the floor of the sanctuary, and "departed and went and hanged himself" ( Matthew 27:5 ). He perished in his guilt, and "went unto his own place" ( Acts 1:25 ). The statement in Acts 1:18 that he "fell headlong and burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out," is in no way contrary to that in Matthew 27:5 . The sucide first hanged himself, perhaps over the valley of Hinnom, "and the rope giving way, or the branch to which he hung breaking, he fell down headlong on his face, and was crushed and mangled on the rocky pavement below." Why such a man was chosen to be an apostle we know not, but it is written that "Jesus knew from the beginning who should betray him" ( John 6:64 ). Nor can any answer be satisfactorily given to the question as to the motives that led Judas to betray his Master. "Of the motives that have been assigned we need not care to fix on any one as that which simply led him on. Crime is, for the most part, the result of a hundred motives rushing with bewildering fury through the mind of the criminal." A Jew of Damascus ( Acts 9:11 ), to whose house Ananias was sent. The street called "Straight" in which it was situated is identified with the modern "street of bazaars," where is still pointed out the so-called "house of Judas." A Christian teacher, surnamed Barsabas. He was sent from Jerusalem to Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas with the decision of the council ( Acts 15:22,27,32 ). He was a "prophet" and a "chief man among the brethren."

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