Judas
Judas [1]
jōō´das ( Ἰούδας , Ioúdas ; Greek form of Hebrew "Judah"):
(1) A L evite mentioned in 1 Esdras 9:23 = Judah (3).
(2) Judas Maccabeus, 3son of Mattathias ( 1 Maccabees 2:4 ). See Maccabees .
(3) Judas, son of Chalphi, a Jewish officer who supported Jonathan bravely at the battle of Hazor ( 1 Maccabees 11:70; Ant ., Xiii , v, 7).
(4) A person of good position in Jerusalem at the time of the mission to Aristobulus ( 2 Maccabees 1:10 ); he has been identified with Judas Maccabeus and also with an Essene prophet ( Ant ., Xiii , xi, 2; Bj , III, 5).
(5) Son of Simon the Maccabee, and brother of John Hyrcanus ( 1 Maccabees 16:2 ). He was wounded in the battle which he fought along with his brother against Cendebeus ( 1 Maccabees 16:1 ff; Ant ., Xiii , vii, 3), and was murdered by Ptolemy the usurper, his brother-in-law, at Dok ( 1 Maccabees 16:11 ff).
