Judas Iscariot was the son of Simon Iscariot.
Iscariot” refers to his hometown of Kerioth, in southern Judea.
John 6:71 says that he was the son of Simon Iscariot.
A second theory is"Iscariot" identifies Judas as a member of the sicarii.
A second theory is that"Iscariot" identifies Judas as a member of the sicarii.
Satan entered into Judas, who was surnamed Iscariot, who was numbered with the twelve.
And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt
manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
Then Judas, not Iscariot, said to him,"Lord,
how is it that you will show yourself to us, and not to the world?"?
Judas(not Iscariot) said to him,"Lord, and why is it
that you are going to reveal yourself to us and not to the world?
His surname, Iscariot, tells us the town that he came from, ish(“man”) of Kerioth,
a small town in the south of Judea, the area around the capital city of Jerusalem.