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== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80107" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80107" /> == | ||
<p> father of James the less, Matthew 10:3; Luke 6:15 . [[Alpheus]] was the husband of Mary, believed to have been sister to the mother of Christ; for which reason, James is called the Lord's brother; but the term brother is too general in its application to fix their relation though the fact is probable. Many are of opinion that Cleopas, mentioned Luke 24:18 , is the same as Alpheus; Alpheus being his Greek name, and [[Cleopas]] his Hebrew, or [[Syriac]] name, according to the custom of this province, (or of the time,) where men often had two names; by one of which they were known to their friends and countrymen, by the other to the Romans or strangers. </p> <p> <strong> 2. </strong> | <p> father of James the less, Matthew 10:3; Luke 6:15 . [[Alpheus]] was the husband of Mary, believed to have been sister to the mother of Christ; for which reason, James is called the Lord's brother; but the term brother is too general in its application to fix their relation though the fact is probable. Many are of opinion that Cleopas, mentioned Luke 24:18 , is the same as Alpheus; Alpheus being his Greek name, and [[Cleopas]] his Hebrew, or [[Syriac]] name, according to the custom of this province, (or of the time,) where men often had two names; by one of which they were known to their friends and countrymen, by the other to the Romans or strangers. </p> <p> <strong> 2. </strong> ALPHEUS, father of Levi, or Matthew, whom Jesus took to be an [[Apostle]] and Evangelist, Mark 2:14 . </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_18915" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_18915" /> == |