Bible Person

Judas

Meaning: praised; celebrated · Male · 1 cross reference

This Judas entry refers to the man in Damascus whose house receives Saul after his encounter with Christ, not to Judas Iscariot or Judas the Galilean. He belongs to the domestic setting of one of the New Testament's decisive conversion scenes. First appears in Acts 9:11.1

AI summary: This Judas matters because his single cross reference anchors Saul's vulnerable waiting period in a real house on a real street in Damascus. The entry helps show that great moments of conversion unfold through ordinary places and hospitable households. Taken together, the material presents this Judas as the host connected to Saul's transformation.1

Central Figure

Judas

Meaning: praised; celebrated

A Jew of Damascus (Acts 9:11), to whose house Ananias was sent.