JUDAS ISCARIOT, GOSPEL OF A "Gospel of Judas" is mentioned by Irenaeus (Adv. Haer., i.31), Epiphanius (Haer., xxxviii.1), Theodoret, etc., as current in the Gnostic sect of the Cainites, to whom Judas was a hero. It must have been in existence in the 2nd century, but no quotation is given from it (see Baring-Gould, Lost and Hostile Gospels, III, ch

JUDAS joo'-das (Ioudas; Greek form of Hebrew "Judah"): (1) A Levite mentioned in 1 Esdras 9:23 = JUDAH (3). (2) Judas Maccabeus, 3rd son of Mattathias (1 Macc 2:4). See MACCABEES. (3) Judas, son of Chalphi, a Jewish officer who supported Jonathan bravely at the battle of Hazor (1 Macc 11:70; Ant, XIII, v, 7). (4) A person of good position in J

JUDAS BARSABBAS bar-sab-'as (Ioudas Barsabbas): Judas was, with Silas, a delegate from the church in Jerusalem to the GentileChristians of Antioch, Syria and Cilicia. They were appointed to convey the letter containing the decision of "the apostles and the elders, with the whole church" regarding the attitude to be taken by GentileChristians towar

JUDAS ISCARIOT is-kar'-i-ot (Ioudas Iskariotes, i.e. 'ish qeriyoth, "Judas, man of Kerioth"): One of the twelve apostles and the betrayer of Jesus; for etymology, etc., see JUDAS. I. Life. Judas was, as his second name indicates, a native of Kerioth or Karioth. The exact locality of Kerioth (compare Joshua 15:25) is doubtful, but it lay probably

JUDAISM joo'-da-iz'-m. See ISRAEL, RELIGION OF. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JUDAISM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JUDAH AT (UPON) THE JORDAN (yehudhah ha-yarden): A place marking the eastern limit of the territory of Naphtali (Joshua 19:34). It is generally thought among scholars that the text is corrupt; but no very probable emendation has been suggested. Thomson (L B, II, 466) proposes to identify it with Seiyid Jehuda, a small white-domed sanctuary about 3

JUDAH, KINGDOM OF || I. CANAAN BEFORE THE MONARCHY 1. The Coming of the Semites 2. The Canaanites 3. The Israelite Confederacy 4. Migration into Canaan 5. The Bond of Union 6. Early Rulers 7. The Judges 8. Hereditary Kings II. THE FIRST THREE KINGS 1. The Benjamite King 2. Rachel and Leah Tribes 3. The Disruption III. THE DUAL MONARCHY

JUDAH, TERRITORY OF (yehudhah): I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA 1. The Natural Boundaries 2. The Natural Divisions of Judah (1) The Maritime Plain (2) The Shephelah (3) The Hill Country of Judah II. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITORY III. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAH LITERATURE I. Geographical Data. Although the physical conformation of

JUDAH (2) (yehudah; in Genesis 29:35 Codex Vaticanus, Ioudan; Codex Alexandrinus, Iouda; elsewhere Codices Vaticanus and Alexandrinus, Ioudas): 1. Jacob's Son: The 4th son born to Jacob by Leah in Paddan-aram (Genesis 29:35, etc.). Of this patriarch's life only scanty details remain to us. He turned his brethren from their purpose to slay Joseph,

JUDAEA, WILDERNESS OF (Matthew 3:1). See JUDAEA. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JUDAEA, WILDERNESS OF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JUDAH (1) joo'-da (yehudhah, "praised"): (1) 4th son of Jacob by Leah (see separate article). (2) An ancestor of Kadmiel, one of those who had the oversight of the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 3:9). He is the same as Hodaviah (Ezra 2:40), and Hodevah (Nehemiah 7:43). (3) A Levite who had taken a strange wife (Ezr, 10:23). (4) A Levite who cam

JUDA joo'-da: Luke 1:39 the King James Version, see JUTTAH; Luke 3:26, see JODA; 3:30, see JUDAS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JUDA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JUDAEA joo-de'-a, ju-de'-a (Ioudaia): The "land of the Jews," the Greco-Roman equivalent of Judah. As most of the Israelites returning from the captivity belonged to the tribe of Judah, they came to be called Jews and their land Judea. In Tobit 1:18 the name is applied to the old kingdom of Judah. For a general description of the physical geograph

JUBILEES, BOOK OF See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JUBILEES, BOOK OF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JUCAL joo'-kal. See JEHUCAL. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JUCAL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JUBILEE YEAR (shenath ha-yobhel; etos tes apheseos; annus jubilaeus, "year of jubilee" (Leviticus 25:13), or simply ha-yobhel, "the jubilee" (Leviticus 25:28; compare Numbers 36:4), the King James Version and the English Revised Version Jubile): The Hebrew word yobhel stands for qeren ha-yobhel, meaning the horn of a ram. Now, such a horn can be m

JUBILEE, CYCLE OF THE joo'-bi-le, ju'-bi-le. See Luni-solar cycle, under ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 5. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JUBILEE, CYCLE OF THE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JOZADAK joz'-a-dak. See JEHOZADAK. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JOZADAK'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JUBAL joo'-bal (yubhal; for meaning see JABAL): Son of Lamech by Adah, and inventor of musical instruments (Genesis 4:21). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JUBAL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

JOZACAR joz'-a-kar, jo-za'-kar (yozakhar, "Yahweh has remembered"; the King James Version Jozachar): Servant and murderer (with Jehozabad)of Joash, king of Judah (2 Kings 12:21 (Hebrew 22)); called "Zabad" in 2 Chronicles 24:26. Many manuscripts have "Jozabad" in 2 Kings. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information