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James the son of AlphaeusOne of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus Christ |
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There is not much known about James the son of Alphaeus. Matthew 10:3-4; Luke 6:15; Mark 3:18 identifies James the son of Alphaeus as one of the twelve disciples. “Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.” (Matthew 10:1-4). James the son of Alphaeus is called the less in Mark 15:40. James, the son of Alphaeus, was in the upper room after the ascension of Jesus with the rest of the disciples. (Acts 1:13). Mark reports Jesus calling Levi (the name for the disciple Matthew), the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. Jesus sat at meat in his house. Matthew and James were both the sons of Alphaeus.(Mark 2:14-15). |
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