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title: Judas Iscariot Hangs Himself
author: Edal Anton Lefterov
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13599/judas-iscariot-hangs-himself/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Judas Iscariot Hangs Himself
_Authored by Edal Anton Lefterov_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13599.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) showing [Judas Iscariot](https://www.worldhistory.org/Judas_Iscariot/) hanging himself from a tree as recounted in the [New Testament](https://www.worldhistory.org/New_Testament/)'s Book of Mathew. 16th century CE. Tarzhishte Monastery, Strupets, Bulgaria.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Lefterov, E. A. (2021, March 10). Judas Iscariot Hangs Himself. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Lefterov, Edal Anton. "Judas Iscariot Hangs Himself." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 10, 2021. .
### MLA
Lefterov, Edal Anton. "Judas Iscariot Hangs Himself." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Mar 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Judas_Iscariot_from_Tarzhishte_Monastery.jpg) by [**Edal Anton Lefterov**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Judas_Iscariot_from_Tarzhishte_Monastery.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.