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Who was Judas Iscariot in the Bible?

The Time of Jesus · ~4 BC–AD 33New Testament

The disciple who betrayed Jesus

Judas Iscariot is a man named in the Bible, one of the apostles of Jesus. Scripture references Judas Iscariot in 23 verses (chiefly John, Matthew, Luke).

🤯 What might Judas Iscariot have looked like?

A first-century man of Roman Judea or Galilee — most likely olive-skinned, dark-haired and bearded, in an ankle-length woven tunic with an outer cloak and sandals.

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Verses that mention Judas Iscariot

John 6:71John 12:4John 13:2John 13:26John 13:29John 14:22

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