Who is…
Zebedee
He was a Galilean fisherman, the husband of Salome, and the father of James the Greater and John, two of our Lord’s disciples (Matthew 4:21; 27:56; Mark 15:40)
He seems to have been a man of some position in Capernaum, for he had two boats (Luke 5:4) and “hired servants” (Mark 1:20) of his own.
No mention is made of him after the call of his two sons by Jesus to become disciples.
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- CAPERNAUM—Zebedee and his family lived here
- What is GALILEE? Answer
- What is a GALILEAN? Answer
- What is the SEA OF GALILEE? Answer
- fisherman
- Who is SALOME? Answer
- Who is JOHN? Answer
- Who is JAMES THE GREATER? Answer
- What is a disciple?
Article Version: June 5, 2019