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James

Ἰάκωβος · Iakōbos · G2385H“same as Jacob” Hitchcock's 18698 mentions in 4 books, most in Mark (3)

Who he was

James was later known as "James the Less" to distinguishe him from James "the Great" and James "the Just". He was a son of Alphaeus, one of the Twelve Apostles. In the lists of the apostles provided in Matthew 10:3, Mark 3:18, Luke 6:15, and Acts 1:13,"

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Family

FatherAlphaeusMotherMarySiblingsJoses, Matthew
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Every mention

8 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
MatthewChapter 10: 1 mentionChapter 27: 1 mention2 mentions
Matthew 10:3Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus; Lebbaeus, who was also called Thaddaeus;Matthew 27:56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
MarkChapter 3: 1 mentionChapter 15: 1 mentionChapter 16: 1 mention3 mentions
Mark 3:18Andrew; Philip; Bartholomew; Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot;Mark 15:40There were also women watching from afar, among whom were both Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;Mark 16:1When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.
LukeChapter 6: 1 mentionChapter 24: 1 mention2 mentions
Luke 6:15Matthew; Thomas; James the son of Alphaeus; Simon who was called the Zealot;Luke 24:10Now they were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. The other women with them told these things to the apostles.
ActsChapter 1: 1 mention1 mention
Acts 1:13When they had come in, they went up into the upper room where they were staying, that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon…

What the dictionary says

(1.) The son of Zebedee and Salome; an elder brother of John the apostle.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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