RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Zebedee

100 BC - 100

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Zebedee ( ZEB-id-ee; Ancient Greek: Ζεβεδαῖος, romanized: Zebedaîos; Hebrew: זְבַדְיָה, romanized: Zəḇaḏyâ), according to all four Canonical Gospels, was the father of James and John, two disciples of Jesus. The gospels also suggest that he was the husband of Salome; whereas Mark 15:40 names the women present at the crucifixion as "Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and of Joses, and Salome," the parallel passage in Matthew 27:56 has "Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children." The Catholic Encyclopedia concludes that the Salome of Mark 15:40 is probably identical with the mother of the sons of Zebedee in Matthew. Zebedee was presumably a fisherman, "probably of some means." Although named several times in the gospels, the only times he actually appears are in Matthew 4:21-22 and Mark 1:19–20, where he is left in the boat after Jesus called James and John. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zebedee has received more than 627,258 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Zebedee is the 684th most popular religious figure (down from 666th in 2019).

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.11

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  • 2.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Zebedee ranks 684 out of 3,187Before him are Robert of Molesme, Jacobus da Varagine, Holofernes, Pope Leo V, Twosret, and Aloysius Stepinac. After him are Eulalia of Mérida, Óscar Romero, Pontius Pilate's wife, Fatima al-Fihri, Mordecai, and Célestin Freinet.

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Among people born in 100 BC, Zebedee ranks 18Before him are Crixus, Andronicus of Rhodes, Ptolemy XI Alexander II, Cleopatra V of Egypt, Gaius Octavius, and Gamaliel. After him are Titus Labienus, Antigonus II Mattathias, Valerius Maximus, Thusnelda, Artavasdes II of Armenia, and Ambiorix. Among people deceased in 100, Zebedee ranks 27Before him are Longinus, Saint Sarah, Anna the Prophetess, Nicodemus, Herod Agrippa II, and Pomponius Mela. After him are Pontius Pilate's wife, Lydia of Thyatira, Ananias of Damascus, Silas, Valerius Maximus, and Cornelius the Centurion.

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