Judas Iscariot

According to the New Testament, Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. Judas Iscariot was the one who betrayed Jesus to the Roman authorities, after which Jesus was crucified.

According to John the Evangelist, he was the treasurer of the company. Judas was the son of Simon Iscariot. Iscariot probably means 'man from Keriot'. Keriot was a small town near Hebron in southern Judea.

In return, Judas received thirty shekels, also known as 'coins of silver'. That was the amount a slave earned at that time. The coin was probably minted around 211 BC. introduced during the Second Punic War at the time of the Roman Republic.

Judas went to the chief priests and elders and said that he had sinned by handing over an innocent man. He wanted to return the reward, but they rejected him. He then threw the money on the temple floor, fled and hanged himself

After Jesus' Resurrection and Ascension, the apostles look for a replacement for Judas, so that The Twelve are complete again. After prayer, it is determined by lot that Mattias will replace Judas in the future.

Luke 6:16 calls him a “traitor” (προδότης, prodōtès). For this reason, his name is often used in expressions denoting treason such as 'a Judas' or 'Judas kiss', or directly as a synonym for traitor.