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James (Brother of Jesus)

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Easton’s Bible Dictionary

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.

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 15 verses

Matthew: 13:55, 27:56
Mark: 6:3, 15:40, 16:1
Luke: 24:10
Acts: 12:17, 15:13, 21:18
1 Corinthians: 15:7
Galatians: 1:19, 2:9, 2:12
James: 1:1
Jude: 1:1

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.