Common Sense Evaluation

On Mar 30, 2020 James Comey tweets a cryptic photo. The photo, with the caption ‘Spring still comes (and yes I can use portrait mode)’, is of a Redbud Tree. The tree is also called the Judas tree.

The original Tweet:

Spring still comes (and yes I can use portrait mode) pic.twitter.com/jTagJGvzEN

— James Comey (@Comey) March 31, 2020

Judas Hung Himself on a Redbud Tree

The story of Judas’ betrayal of Christ and suicide is told in Matthew chapter 26 and Matthew 27:1-5.

By tradition, Judas hung himself on a redbud tree. For centuries the Cercis siliquastrum has been called the “Judas tree.” As Judas hung on the tree, the tree’s white flowers turned red because the tree was ashamed that the betrayer of Christ died on it. The origin of this legend is unknown; however, many Israeli gardens, e.g., Neot Kedumim and Jerusalem Botanical Garden, associate the Cercis siliquastrum with Judas Iscariot.