A lot of times you hear the term being thrown around as someone being a “Judas” if someone betrays another who was a friend or trusted an individual. The meaning behind this term can be traced back to biblical times because of the actions of Judas Iscariot to Jesus Christ. First, Judas was the twelfth apostle close to Jesus and was born in Kerioth, a town in southern Judea. There is not a known date of Judas’s birth, but only of his birthplace. Judas was the appointed treasurer of the twelve apostles and is best known for his betrayal of Jesus Christ; Judas agreed to betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver by disclosing the location of Jesus to the chief priests to be murdered. Judas was said to have identified Jesus by a kiss on the cheek
