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James, son of Zebedee. John, son of Zebedee. Philip. Bartholomew also known as "Nathanael". Thomas also known as "Doubting Thomas". Matthew also known as "Levi". James, son of Alphaeus. Judas, son of James (a.k.a. Thaddeus or Lebbaeus) Simon the Zealot.
Paul[ a ] ( Koinē Greek: Παῦλος, romanized: Paûlos), also named Saul of Tarsus ( Aramaic: ܫܐܘܠ, romanized: Šāʾūl ), commonly known as Paul the Apostle[ 7 ] and Saint Paul, [ 8 ] was a Christian apostle ( c.5 – c. 64/65 AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world. [ 9 ]
Bartholomew [a] was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael, [6] who appears in the Gospel of John (1:45–51; cf. 21:2). [7] [8] [9] Bartholomew the Apostle, detail of the mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, 6th century.
Amos (/ ˈ eɪ m ə s /; Hebrew: עָמוֹס – ʿĀmōs) was one of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.According to the Bible, Amos was the older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah and was active c. 760–755 BCE during the rule of kings Jeroboam II of Israel and Uzziah of Kingdom of Judah and is portrayed as being from the southern Kingdom of Judah yet ...
August 12. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 141 days remain until the end of the year.
St. Peter's BasilicaChurch of St. Peter. Saint Peter[note 1](died AD 64–68),[1]also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas,[6]was one of the Twelve Apostlesof Jesus Christand one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in all four New Testament gospelsas well as the ...
According to the Bible, Jesse was the son of Obed and the grandson of Ruth and of Boaz. He lived in Bethlehem, in Judah, and was of the Tribe of Judah, he was a farmer, breeder and owner of sheep. He was a prominent resident of the town of Bethlehem. [ 4] Jesse is important in Judaism because he was the father of the most famous King of Israel.
Esther, [ a] originally Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical narrative, which is set in the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus falls in love with Esther and marries her. [ 1] His grand vizier Haman is offended by Esther's cousin and guardian Mordecai because of his ...