Hypertext Webster Gateway: "James"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
James
(1.) The son of Zebedee and Salome; an elder brother of John the
apostle. He was one of the twelve. He was by trade a fisherman,
in partnership with Peter (Matt. 20:20; 27:56). With John and
Peter he was present at the transfiguration (Matt. 17:1; Mark
9:2), at the raising of Jairus's daughter (Mark 5:37-43), and in
the garden with our Lord (14:33). Because, probably, of their
boldness and energy, he and John were called Boanerges, i.e.,
"sons of thunder." He was the first martyr among the apostles,
having been beheaded by King Herod Agrippa (Acts 12:1, 2), A.D.
44. (Comp. Matt. 4:21; 20:20-23).
(2.) The son of Alphaeus, or Cleopas, "the brother" or near
kinsman or cousin of our Lord (Gal. 1:18, 19), called James "the
Less," or "the Little," probably because he was of low stature.
He is mentioned along with the other apostles (Matt. 10:3; Mark
3:18; Luke 6:15). He had a separate interview with our Lord
after his resurrection (1 Cor. 15:7), and is mentioned as one of
the apostles of the circumcision (Acts 1:13). He appears to have
occupied the position of head of the Church at Jerusalem, where
he presided at the council held to consider the case of the
Gentiles (Acts 12:17; 15:13-29: 21:18-24). This James was the
author of the epistle which bears his name.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
James
n 1: United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and
later led a band of outlaws that robbed trains and banks
in the West until he was murdered by a member of his own
gang (1847-1882) [syn: {James}, {Jesse James}]
2: American pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)
[syn: {James}, {William James}]
3: writer who was born in the United States but lived in
England (1843-1916) [syn: {James}, {Henry James}]
4: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author
of The Epistle of James in the New Testament [syn: {James},
{Saint James}, {St James}, {Saint James the Apostle}, {St
James the Apostle}]
5: a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at
Hampton Roads [syn: {James}, {James River}]
6: a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward
across South Dakota to the Missouri [syn: {James}, {James
River}]
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