Figure Christianity
Zebedee
Zebedeus la
Father of James and John, two disciples of Jesus
- Consort of Salome
- Traditionally 1st century BCE – 1st century CE
- Recognised as Catholic saint
A life on the record,
dated by its sources.
Roles, not beliefs
Family
The family of Zebedee
Parents, consorts and children as the accounts give them. Choose a consort to see the children the stories give the two.
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The family as a list · 4
Kinship in an account 4
What this means
Parentage as a named source tells it. Not an independently established biological relationship, and different accounts disagree.
Does not imply an independently established biological relationship · agreement between accounts · marriage as a legal institution · exclusivity, or a single canonical pairing
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parent of (father) John the Apostle apostle of Jesus; son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James; traditionally identified with John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple -
parent of (father) John the Evangelist author of the Gospel of John; traditionally identified with John the Apostle of Jesus, John of Patmos (author of Revelation), and John the Presbyter -
parent of (father) St. James the Elder one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus -
partner of (spouse) Salome biblical figure, mother of John and Jacob
Texts
In the texts
Works this figure appears in. A work’s date is the source’s, not this figure’s.
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Mark 1 ↗
Gospel according to Mark, chapter 1 -
Matthew 10 ↗
Gospel according to Matthew, chapter 10 -
Matthew 4 ↗
Gospel according to Matthew, chapter 4 -
Luke 5 ↗
Chapter 5 in the Gospel of Luke -
John 21 ↗
Gospel according to John, chapter 21 -
Mark 3 ↗
Gospel according to Mark, chapter 3 -
Mark 10 ↗
Gospel according to Mark, chapter 10 -
Matthew 26 ↗
Gospel according to Matthew, chapter 26 -
Matthew 27 ↗
Gospel according to Matthew, chapter 27
Sources
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