James, son of Alphaeus
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| James, son of Zebedee |
| John, son of Zebedee |
| Judas Iscariot |
| Lebbaeus Thaddaeus |
| Matthew |
| Philip |
| Simon Peter |
| Simon Zelotes |
| Thomas |
Son of Alphaeus (Aramaic, "Ḥalfai" or "Ḥolpai" = "Cleophas"; see Jn 19:25; Eusebius, "Hist. Eccl." iii. 11, iv. 22), an apostle mentioned in the list of the twelve (Mt 10:2ff; Mk 3:16ff; Lk 6:14; Acts 1:13). Probably he was the brother of "Levi the son of Alphaeus" (Mk 2:14), better known as Matthew (Mt 9:9); nothing else is known of him.
He is often identified with James the Little ("ha-Ḳaṭan," Mk 15:40; A. V., incorrectly, "the less," Jn 19:25; but see James the Just).
According to Hegesippus (see Eusebius, l.c.), James was a cousin, and his father an uncle, of Jesus (Gal 1:18f).
This entry includes text from the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906.
This entry includes text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897.
