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Alphaeus in the Bible.

The father of James the Less, the apostle and writer of the epistle, and the husband of Mary. The King James Version names Alphaeus in 4 verses, from Matthew 10:3 to Acts 1:13. The King James Version also gives the name Alphaeus to 1 other person, listed on this page.

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Who Alphaeus was.

The father of James the Less, the apostle and writer of the epistle (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13), and the husband of Mary (John 19:25). The Hebrew form of this name is Cleopas, or Clopas (q.v.).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

All 4 verses that name this Alphaeus.

Matthew 1

  • Matthew 10:3Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;

Mark 1

  • Mark 3:18And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

Luke 1

  • Luke 6:15Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,

Acts 1

  • Acts 1:13And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

Other people called Alphaeus.

Alphaeus, the father of Levi, or Matthew.

Named in 1 verse.

  • Mark 2:14And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

Questions about Alphaeus.

Who was Alphaeus in the Bible?

The father of James the Less, the apostle and writer of the epistle, and the husband of Mary. The King James Version names Alphaeus in 4 verses, from Matthew 10:3 to Acts 1:13.

Who were Alphaeus’s children?

BibleLectio’s family tree lists James and Lebbaeus.

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