No, James the Lesser was not the son of Zebedee. Zebedee had at least two sons, both of them apostles - John and James the Greater. They are also known as the 'sons of thunder' because they were always arguing. James the Lesser was a cousin of Our Lord and the brother of St. Jude Thaddeus.
'James' is a form of the Hebrew name 'Jacob,' which means 'heel catcher,' or 'supplanter.' 'Zebedee' is the Anglicized version of the Greek version of a Hebrew name that means 'gift of God.' String it all together and you have 'Heel catcher/Supplanter son of Gift of God.'
The Bible is usually silent as to birth dates as is the case here for Yaakov Ben-Zebdi or James, son of Zebedee. He would probably have been similar in age to his peer group as one of the Twelve Apostles making him born circa 1 AD. It is believed that he was the first martyr of the Apostles. See link below for more details:
James the son of Zebedee and John his brother were two of the original 12 Apostles called by Jesus to be with him during his ministry (Matthew 4:21-22 and Mark 1:20).
James (sometimes referred to as James the Greater) and John the Apostle, are believed to have been born in Galilee, a large region in the north of Israel.
He was killed by the Romans.
The disciples James and John were the sons of Zebedee.
----------------------- No. The sons of Zebedee are described in the gospels as James and John.
The disciples, John and James the sons of Zebedee.
Jesus was closet to Peter, John, and James.
No. John the apostle, son of Zebedee was James' brother.
He was the son of Zebedee and Salome and brother of James the Greater.
The three apostles who were with Jesus at Gethsemane were Peter, James and John. See Matthew 26:37.Answer /Peter, John son of Zebedee, and James son of Zebedee.
Just the Epistle of James. It is not certain which James wrote it. It was probably 'James the brother of the Lord', who was neither of the apostles, James son of Zebedee or James son of Alpheus.
It is a proper name. Zebedee was the father of Jesus' apostles James and John.Matthew 4:21 - Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. [NKJV]
Five.James, son of Zebedee and brother of John.James, son of AlphaeusJames the youngerJames, father of Judas (not Iscariot)James, brother of Jesus.
James of Zebedee and James the son of Alphaeus were both disciples of Jesus, but they were different individuals. James of Zebedee was one of the twelve apostles and the brother of John, while James the son of Alphaeus was also one of the twelve apostles but his background and familial connections are less clear in the biblical texts.
The twelve followers of Jesus were the twelve apostles: Andrew (Peter's brother), Bartholomew, James the son of Alphaeus, James the son of Zebedee, John the brother of James the son of Zebedee,Judas Iscariot, Mathew, Peter, Paul, Simon the Zealot, Thaddaeus, and Thomas