Judas Iscariot

Facts

Judas Iscariot was one of Jesus' twelve apostles. He was the one who betrayed Jesus to the Jewish leaders.

The name "Iscariot" may mean "from Kerioth," perhaps referring to the city where Judas grew up.
Judas Iscariot was a thief; he managed the apostles' money and regularly stole some of it to use for himself.
Judas betrayed Jesus by telling the religious leaders where Jesus was so they could arrest him.
After the religious leaders condemned Jesus to die, Judas regretted that he had betrayed Jesus, so he killed himself.
There are other men named Judas in the Bible, such as Jesus' brother and another of the twelve disciples.