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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
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• Who is SALOME? Answer
• Who is JOHN? Answer
• Who is JAMES THE GREATER? Answer
• What is a disciple?