Alphaeus
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Alphaeus (; ) is a man mentioned in the New Testament seemingly as the father of two of the Twelve Apostles: Matthew the Evangelist and James, son of Alphaeus. However, Mark 2:14 in Codex Bezae uses the name Levi rather than Matthew. It is therefore highly probable that the Alphaeus in "James son of Alphaeus" and "Levi son of Alphaeus" are the same person.
Key facts
- Person.image
- Mary Cleophas and Alphaeus (with the features of Frederick the Wise) with two of their sons (SM 1398b) (cropped).png
- Person.alt
- Painting of Alphaeus
- Person.caption
- Detail from Torgauer Altar by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509
- Person.native_name
- Ἀλφαῖος
- Person.native_name_lang
- grc
- Person.spouse
- Mary, mother of James
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Image
- Langenzenn Stadtkirche - Altar Heilige Sippe 4.jpg
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- present in work
- Gospel of Mark
- feast day
- September 25
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Identity
- Identification with Matthew and James the Less
- Identification with Clopas
- References
Alphaeus (; ) is a man mentioned in the New Testament seemingly as the father of two of the Twelve Apostles: Matthew the Evangelist and James, son of Alphaeus. However, Mark 2:14 in Codex Bezae uses the name Levi rather than Matthew. It is therefore highly probable that the Alphaeus in "James son of Alphaeus" and "Levi son of Alphaeus" are the same person.
He is implied to be the father of Joseph or Joses, and in Church tradition he is the father of Abercius and Helena.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alphaeus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.