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Simon is said to have been the brother (or half-brother) of Jesus, the son of Mary and Clopas. He is only mentioned in passing in the Bible (Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3), but he is sometimes identified with Simeon of Jerusalem and Simon the Zealot. Simon's other siblings included James the Just and Joses. Simon was allegedly seen as the "third in line" to lead the church, after his supposed ...
The four brothers of Jesus are named in the Gospels (Mt. 13:55; Mk. 6:3). We can be sure that James was the eldest of the four, and Joses the next in age, but since Matthew and Mark differ in the order in which they list Simon and Judas, we cannot be sure which was the youngest. The name Joses, which Mark gives to the second brother, was a ...
James, Brother of the Lord. In the New Testament, a brother of the Lord ( Gal. 1:19) and of Joses, Simon, Judas, and some sisters ( Matt. 13:55–56; Mark 6:3; Jude 1:1 ). He was also known as James the Just and occupied an important position in the Church in Jerusalem ( Acts 12:17; 15:13; 1 Cor. 15:7; Gal. 2:9–12 ). He probably wrote the ...
Jul 5, 2023 · Jesus came from a big family. Matthew 13:55-56 names Jesus’ brothers: James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas and mentions sisters (plural), so He had at least six siblings. James is always named first when Jesus’ brothers are listed, which in his day likely meant that he was the eldest of the four. Known as James the Just and Old Camel Knees ...
Jan 14, 2024 · The four brothers of Jesus who are specifically named in the Gospels are: James – referred to as “the Lord’s brother” in Galatians 1:19. He became the leader of the church in Jerusalem (Acts 15:13-21). He likely wrote the New Testament epistle of James. Joses – also called Joseph. Not much else is known about him from Scripture.
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 Church of the Apostolic Age. Traditionally, it is believed he was ...
