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Judas Iscariot and Kerioth

Who claims it

The speaker in the transcript

The claim

The speaker says "Iscariot" means "man of Kerioth," that Kerioth was in northern Edom/southern Judah, that Judas was therefore an Edomite, and that every other disciple came from Galilee.

Evidence and counterpoints
  • The guide says the Bible lists Kerioth as a town in Judah, not Edom (chapter 5).
  • The "man of Kerioth" reading is one scholarly explanation of "Iscariot"; others exist. Even on that reading, it names a town, not an ancestry.
  • The deck does not address the claim that all other disciples came from Galilee; it is not verified here.

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Names mentioned

Judas Iscariot

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