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Judas
Judas the Galilean led a revolt against the Roman census during the time of Quirinius, governor of Syria. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Acts 5:37.
Why it matters. The Galilean, a Jewish rebel leader
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Judas
Judas, also known as Judas the Galilean, is mentioned in Act.5.37 as a Jewish rebel leader who led a revolt against the Roman census. The context of the passage is Gamaliel's speech to the Sanhedrin, where he advises caution in dealing with the apostles and their teaching (Act.5.34-39).
According to Gamaliel, Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away some people after him. This census likely refers to the one conducted by Quirinius, the governor of Syria, around 6-7 AD (Luk.2.2).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Acts (1 verse)