James, son of Zebedee in Wikipedia
James, son of Zebedee (died 44) or Yaakov Ben-Zebdi/Bar-Zebdi,
was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was a son of
Zebedee and Salome, and brother of John the Apostle. He is
also called James the Greater to distinguish him from James,
son of Alphaeus, who is also known as James the Less. James is
described as one of the first disciples to join Jesus. The
Synoptic Gospels state that James and John were with their
father by the seashore when Jesus called them to follow
him.[Matt. 4:21-22 ] [Mk. 1:19-20 ] According to the Gospel of
Mark, James and John were called Boanerges, or the "Sons of
Thunder" and also the "Saintly Brothers of Martyrdom".[Mark
3:17 ] James was one of only three apostles whom Jesus
selected to bear witness to his Transfiguration.[1] The Acts
of the Apostles records that Agrippa I had James executed by
sword.[Acts 12:1-2 ]...
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