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Person

James (Son of Alphaeus)

Mentioned in 5 verses across 4 books, first in Matthew 10:3. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 5 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Matthew

Matthew 10:3
Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;

Mark

Mark 3:18
Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,

Luke

Luke 6:15
Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;
Luke 6:16
Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

Acts

Acts 1:13
When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.

Events

Events the dataset lists James (Son of Alphaeus) as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

c. AD 28
Apostles ChosenMatthew 10:2 – Luke 6:16 · at Capernaum
no date
Matthias replaces JudasActs 1:12–26 · at Jerusalem

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

The son of Alphaeus, or Cleopas, “the brother” or near kinsman or cousin of our Lord (Gal. 1:18, 19), called James “the Less,” or “the Little,” probably because he was of low stature. He is mentioned along with the other apostles (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15). He had a separate interview with our Lord after his resurrection (1 Cor. 15:7), and is mentioned as one of the apostles of the circumcision (Acts 1:13). He appears to have occupied the position of head of the Church at Jerusalem, where he presided at the council held to consider the case of the Gentiles (Acts 12:17; 15:13-29: 21:18-24). This James was the author of the epistle which bears his name.