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Lebbaeus, son of Alphaeus

Lebbaeus is mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, first in Matthew 10:3. Also called Judas,Thaddaeus.

Family of Lebbaeus

Father

Siblings

Who was Lebbaeus?

Courageous, a surname of Judas (Jude), one of the twelve (Matt. 10:3), called also Thaddaeus, not to be confounded with the Judas who was the brother of our Lord.

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Lebbaeus

  • Matthew 10:3

    Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus;

  • Mark 3:18

    And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

  • Luke 6:16

    And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.

  • John 14:22

    Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

  • Acts 1:13

    And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

Timeline of Lebbaeus's life