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Judas
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Judas, in the Bible.

1 See Jude, Saint Jude, Saint, or Saint Judas [Jude is an English form to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot], in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles, also called Thaddaeus. He is thought to have been the son or brother of St. James the Less.
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2 Judas Maccabeus: see Maccabees Maccabees or Machabees (both: măk`əbēz), Jewish family of the 2d and 1st cent. B.C.
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3 See Judas Iscariot Judas Iscariot (ĭskâr`ēət)
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4 See Judah 1 In the Bible he is the fourth son of Jacob and Leah and the eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. In the Book of Genesis, Judah emerges as a leader. With Reuben he interceded for Joseph 's life, and he was the spokesman for his brothers before Joseph in Egypt.
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 (1) (of which Judas is the Greek form).

5 In the Acts of the Apostles, owner of a house in Damascus where St. Paul went after his conversion.

6 See Judas Barsabas Judas Barsabas (bär`səbəs), in the New Testament, missionary apostle.
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7 In the Gospels, "brother" of Jesus.


Judas
1. New Testament the apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver (Luke 22:3--6, 47--48)
2. a brother or relative of James and also of Jesus (Matthew 13:55). This figure, Thaddaeus, and Jude were probably identical
3. Hunting denoting an animal or bird used to lure others of its kind or lead them to slaughter


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