James

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disciple of the Messiah (MAT 10:3)

Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Abraham › Isaac › Jacob › Judah › Pharez › Hezron › Ram › Amminadab › Nahshon › Salmon › Boaz › Obed › Jesse › David › Solomon › Rehoboam › Abijah › Asa › Jehoshaphat › Jehoram › Ahaziah › Joash › Amaziah › Uzziah › Jotham › Ahaz › Hezekiah › Manasseh › Amon › Josiah › Jehoiakim › Jehoiachin › Pedaiah › Zerubbabel › Abiud › Eliakim › Azor › Sadoc › Achim › Eliud › Eleazar › Matthan › Jacob › Alphaeus › James

Names

en James
same as Jacob
en Son of Alphaeus · Also called
en James · Also called · H3290 G2385 · MAT 10:3
follower, replacer, one who follows at the heel
en Levi · Also called · H3878 G3017 · MRK 2:14
associated with him
he יַעֲקֹ֑ב yaaqov · H3290 · MAT 10:3
follower, replacer, one who follows at the heel
he לֵוִֽי levi · H3878 · MRK 2:14
el Ἰάκωβος I̓ákōbos · G2385 · MAT 10:3
el Λευι Levi · G3017 · MRK 2:14
el Ἰάκωβος · G2385H
bg Яков

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Matt 10:3 Matt 27:56 Mark 2:14 Mark 3:18 Mark 15:40 Mark 16:1 Luke 5:27 Luke 5:29 Luke 6:15 Luke 6:16 Luke 24:10 Acts 1:13

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Conditional birth estimate · c. 349 BC – 32 BC

Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.

Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.

Relative / anchor year	Generations	Conditional interval
Jehoiachin · 617 BC Ancestor	13 20–45 years per generation	c. 357 BC – 32 BC
Jehoiakim · 635 BC Ancestor	14 20–45 years per generation	c. 355 BC – 5 BC
Josiah · 649 BC Ancestor	15 20–45 years per generation	c. 349 BC – AD 27
Hezekiah · 742 BC Ancestor	18 20–45 years per generation	c. 382 BC – AD 69
Amaziah · 826 BC Ancestor	22 20–45 years per generation	c. 386 BC – AD 165
Joash · 845 BC Ancestor	23 20–45 years per generation	c. 385 BC – AD 191
Jehoshaphat · 949 BC Ancestor	26 20–45 years per generation	c. 429 BC – AD 222
Solomon · 1036 BC Ancestor	30 20–45 years per generation	c. 436 BC – AD 315
David · 1086 BC Ancestor	31 20–45 years per generation	c. 466 BC – AD 310
Absalom · 1051 BC Ancestor	31 20–45 years per generation	c. 431 BC – AD 345
Ruth · 1116 BC Ancestor	34 20–45 years per generation	c. 436 BC – AD 415
Pharez · 1722 BC Ancestor	40 20–45 years per generation	c. 922 BC – AD 79
Jacob · 1835 BC Ancestor	42 20–45 years per generation	c. 995 BC – AD 56
Isaac · 1895 BC Ancestor	43 20–45 years per generation	c. 1035 BC – AD 41
Rebekah · 1876 BC Ancestor	43 20–45 years per generation	c. 1016 BC – AD 60
Abraham · 1995 BC Ancestor	44 20–45 years per generation	c. 1115 BC – 15 BC
Sarah · 1985 BC Ancestor	44 20–45 years per generation	c. 1105 BC – 5 BC
Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor	45 25–130 years per generation	c. 1000 BC – AD 3726
Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor	46 25–130 years per generation	c. 1006 BC – AD 3825
Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor	46 25–130 years per generation	c. 906 BC – AD 3925
Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor	47 25–130 years per generation	c. 1011 BC – AD 3925
Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor	48 25–130 years per generation	c. 1018 BC – AD 4023
Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor	49 25–130 years per generation	c. 1023 BC – AD 4123
Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor	50 25–130 years per generation	c. 1032 BC – AD 4219
Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor	51 25–130 years per generation	c. 1037 BC – AD 4319
Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor	53 25–130 years per generation	c. 1022 BC – AD 4544
Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor	54 25–130 years per generation	c. 1097 BC – AD 4574
Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor	55 25–130 years per generation	c. 1573 BC – AD 4203
Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor	56 25–130 years per generation	c. 1730 BC – AD 4151
Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor	57 25–130 years per generation	c. 1892 BC – AD 4094
Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor	58 25–130 years per generation	c. 1932 BC – AD 4159
Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor	59 25–130 years per generation	c. 2069 BC – AD 4127
Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor	60 25–130 years per generation	c. 2109 BC – AD 4192
Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor	61 25–130 years per generation	c. 2154 BC – AD 4252
Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor	61 25–130 years per generation	c. 2479 BC – AD 3927
Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor	62 25–130 years per generation	c. 2219 BC – AD 4292
Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor	62 25–130 years per generation	c. 2454 BC – AD 4057
Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor	62 25–130 years per generation	c. 2455 BC – AD 4056
Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor	63 25–130 years per generation	c. 2299 BC – AD 4317

Family of origin

Father: Alphaeus
Mother: Mary
Brother: Joses
Half-brother: Lebbaeus Thaddaeus
Half-brother: Matthew

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Apostles Chosen · c. AD 28
Matthias replaces Judas

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James Summary STEPBible TIPNR

James son of Alphaeus, known as "James the Less"was one of the Twelve Apostles.

James Article STEPBible TIPNR

James was later known as "James the Less" to distinguishe him from James "the Great" and James "the Just". He was a son of Alphaeus, one of the Twelve Apostles. In the lists of the apostles provided in Mat 10:3, Mrk 3:18, Luk 6:15, and Act 1:13,"

James 2 Dictionary Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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.

Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, James_2) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, James@Mat.10.3-Act) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, james_718)

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