NT FigureNew Testament
Zebedee
MatthewMark
About
A fisherman on the Sea of Galilee and father of the apostles James and John. He is mentioned at the moment Jesus called his sons — they were in the boat with him mending nets and they left him there to follow Jesus. His wife Salome is believed to be the woman who asked Jesus to give her sons the highest places in the kingdom.
Relationships
Key Scripture Appearances
Matthew 4:21
Matthew 10:2
Matthew 20:20
Mark 1:19
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