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Judas

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Ju'das. The Greek form of the Hebrew name, Judah, occurring in the Septuagint (LXX) and the New Testament.

1. The patriarch, Judah. Matthew 1:2-3.

2. A man, residing at Damascus, in "the street which is called Straight," in whose house Saul of Tarsus lodged, after his miraculous conversion. Acts 9:11.

3. Judas, surnamed Barsabas, a leading member of the apostolic church at Jerusalem, Acts 15:22, endued with the gift of prophesy, Acts 15:32, chosen with Silas to accompany Paul and Barnabas, as delegates to the church at Antioch. (A.D. 47). Later, Judas went back to Jerusalem.

Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Judas'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​j/judas.html. 1901.
 
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