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The following Jameses are found in the New Testament: James the Great, son of Zebedee, brother of John the Apostle. One of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus, together with his brother John and Simon Peter part of the inner circle of Jesus. [2] [3] James, son of Alphaeus. One of the Twelve Disciples of Jesus, but almost nothing is known about him.
The book of Genesis records the descendants of Adam and Eve. The enumerated genealogy in chapters 4, 5, and 11, reports the lineal male descent to Abraham, including the age at which each patriarch fathered his named son and the number of years he lived thereafter. The genealogy for Cain is given in chapter 4, and the genealogy for Seth is in ...
List of biblical names. Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863. Easton's Bible Dictionary 1894. Nave's Topical Bible 1905. Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal, a foolish man whose name means "fool". [1] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes ...
There is disagreement about the exact relationship to Jesus. [ a] James the Just, or a variation of James, brother of the Lord ( Latin: Iacobus from Hebrew: יעקב, Ya'aqov and Greek: Ἰάκωβος, Iákōbos, can also be Anglicized as "Jacob"), was a brother of Jesus, according to the New Testament. He was the first leader of the Jerusalem ...
Jesus (name) Isa, Isho, Joshua, Yeshua, Yashu, Jezús, Jézus. Jesus ( / ˈdʒiːzəs /) is a masculine given name derived from Iēsous ( Ἰησοῦς; Iesus in Classical Latin) the Ancient Greek form of the Hebrew name Yeshua ( ישוע ). [ 1][ 2] As its roots lie in the name Isho in Aramaic and Yeshua in Hebrew, it is etymologically ...
'In [the] beginning'; Latin: Liber Genesis) is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. [1] Its Hebrew name is the same as its first word, Bereshit ('In the beginning'). Genesis is an account of the creation of the world, the early history of humanity, and the origins of the Jewish people. [2]
Two names and a variety of titles are used to refer to Jesus in the New Testament. [ 1] In Christianity, the two names Jesus and Emmanuel that refer to Jesus in the New Testament have salvific attributes. [ 2][ 3][ 4] After the crucifixion of Jesus the early Church did not simply repeat his messages, but focused on him, proclaimed him, and ...
James, son of Zebedee. John, son of Zebedee. Philip. Bartholomew also known as "Nathanael". Thomas also known as "Doubting Thomas". Matthew also known as "Levi". James, son of Alphaeus. Judas, son of James (a.k.a. Thaddeus or Lebbaeus) Simon the Zealot.