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James (Alphaeus)

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When

c. AD 28–30· In the text

Tied to events dated from records outside the Bible, usually within a few years. How the dates are worked out

Name meaning

Greek form of Jacob — "heel-grasper; supplanter" · Hebrew

About

Son of Alphaeus and one of the twelve apostles. He is distinguished from James the son of Zebedee by the designation 'son of Alphaeus.' Little else is recorded of him in the New Testament beyond his inclusion in the lists of the twelve.

Relationships
TeacherJesusLord and teacher
Key Scripture AppearancesKJV
Matthew 10:3
Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;Matthew 10:3, KJV
Mark 3:18
And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,Mark 3:18, KJV
Luke 6:15
Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon called Zelotes,Luke 6:15, KJV
Acts 1:13
And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.Acts 1:13, KJV

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