Bible Characters & Character Studies
Alphaeus
First appears at Matthew 10:3
First named in Scripture at Matthew 10:3 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
(1.) The father of James the Less, the apostle and writer of the epistle (Matthew 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.). (2.) The father of Levi, or Matthew (Mark 2:14).
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