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12/1/2014 3:30 pm
Did You Know? Who Were The Different Men In The Bible Called James?

James is the English equivalent of Jacob.

The phrase "Abraham, Isaac and Jacob" appears many times in the Bible, and Matthew 1:16 names Jacob as "father to Joseph the husband of Mary".

There are four 'James' altogether and it is easy to be confused.

1. The father of the apostle Judas (not Iscariot).
Nothing more is known of him. (Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13)

2. A of Zebedee.
This James was brother of John, both being Jesus' apostles(The Sons of Thunder or Boanagers). (Matthew 10:2)
This James' mother, it seems, was Salome, the sister of Jesus' mother. (Compare Matthew 27:55+56 with Mark 15:40+41 and John 19:25).
If this is the case, James was Jesus' first cousin.
He was a fisherman, who along with his brother, was in partnership with Peter and Andrew. (Mark 1:16-19; Luke 5:Seven-10)

3. James the of Alphaeus, also one of Jesus' apostles. (Mark 3:16-18)
He is described as "James the Less" at Mark 15:40.
He may have been called "the Less" because of being physically smaller or younger than James the of Zebedee.

4. Joseph and Mary's , brother of Jude and half brother of Jesus.(Mark 6:3; Galatians 1:19)
During Jesus' ministry, James was not one of his disciples. (Matthew 12:46-50; John 7:5)
However, before Pentecost 33 C.E., James prayed with his mother, his brothers, and the apostles in an upper chamber in Jerusalem. (Acts 1:13+14)
James later became a prominent member of the Jerusalem congregation and wrote the Bible book bearing his name. (Acts 12:17; James 1:1)