Bible Person
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
Name meaning
praised; celebrated
Identity
male
First appears
Acts 9:11
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.
Name meaning
praised; celebrated
Identity
male
A Jew of Damascus (Acts 9:11), to whose house Ananias was sent. The street called “Straight” in which it was situated is identified with the modern “street of bazaars,” where is still pointed out the so-called “house of Judas.” 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Acts |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.