Person New Testament
James
James son of Alphaeus, known as "James the Less"was one of the Twelve Apostles. Mentioned in 8 verses across 4 books, first at Matthew 10:3.
Why it matters. James "the Less", son of Alphaeus
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About James
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,"
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 8 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.