What do most scholars believe "Iscariot" meant when applied to Judas?
Answer His hometown
Over time, Iscariot has become synonymous with "traitor" but the name most likely meant "from a place called Kerioth." "There was another Judas so this name separated him from the other Judas who was most likely from Galilee.
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