How many siblings did mother Mary of Jesus have?

Answer 1

Mary, the mother of Jesus, did not have other children. The additional children mentioned in The Bible were actually cousins or other male/female relatives. For example, Jude and James were the children of Cleophas and Mary (the third Mary at the crucifixion of Our Lord). Cleophas is thought to have been the brother of Saint Joseph which would make Jude and James first cousins of Our Lord.

At Matthew 13:53-56 we read that Jesus had brothers and sisters. Jesus had at least 4 brothers, since there are 4 names given: James, Jude, Joseph, and Simon, and at least 2 sisters since it is stated in the plural form.

Answer 2

Well, honey, according to historical records, Mother Mary of Jesus didn't have any siblings. So, she was an only child, just like a rare gem. But hey, who needs siblings when you've got the Son of God as your kid, am I right?

Answer 3

The bible tells us that Mary had four sons after the birth of Jesus. Mary and Joseph also had several daughters but their names and how many are not mentioned.

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Catholic AnswerThe Blessed Virgin Mary had no other children other than Our Blessed Savior, Jesus Christ. Many modern protestants assume that there were other children from an uncritical reading of the Scriptures, not understanding the terms used, but we know from the constant teaching of the Church since the time that Our Blessed Lord was alive that the Blessed Virgin Mary lived her entire life and died as a perpetual virgin. This belief is upheld by all the first protestants, Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry VIII all vigorously defended Mary's perpetual virginity.

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A Biblical Defense of Catholicism, by Dave Armstrong, Sophia Institute Press, © 2003

The Perpetual virginity of Mary

Pope Paul IV, in his Constitution, Cum Quorumdam Hominum, of 1555, expressed the constant teaching of the Catholic Church concerning both the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and the perpetual virginity of Mary:

We question and admonish all those who . . . have asserted, taught, and believed . . . that our Lord . . . was not conceived from the Holy Spirit according to the flesh in the womb of the Blessed Mary ever Virgin, but, as other men, from the see of Joseph . . . or that the same Blessed Virgin Mary is not truly the mother of God and did not retrain her virginity intact before the birth, in the birth, and perpetually after the birth. (In Neuner and Dupuis, The Christian Faith, 217. See CCC, pars 484-486, 496-498, 502-506, 510, 723 (for the virgin birth); pars 499-501, 507, 510, 721 (for the perpetual virginity of Mary))

The Greek word for brother in the New Testament is adelphos. The well-known Protestant linguistic reference An Expository Dictionary of the New Testament Words defines it as follows:

1. Male children of the same parents . . .

2. Male descendants of the same parents, Acts 7:23, 26; Hebrews 7:5 . . .

4. People of the same nationality, Acts 3:17, 22; Romans 9:3 . . .

5. Any man, a neighbor, Luke 10:29; Matthew 5:22, 7:3;

6. Persons united by a common interest, Matthew 5:47;

7. Persons united by a common calling, Revelation 22:9;

8. Mankind, Matthew 25:40; Hebrews 2:17;

9. The disciples, and so, by implication, all believers, Matthew 28:10; John 20:17;

10. Believers, apart from sex, Matthew 23:8; Acts 1:15; romans 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:4; Revelation 19:10 (the word sisters is used of believers, only in 1 Timothy 5:2) . . . . (Vine, An Expository Dictionary of New testament Words, Vol. 1, 154-155.)

It Is evident, therefore, from the range of possible definitions of adelphos, that Jesus' "brothers" need not necessarily be siblings of Jesus on linguistic grounds, as many commentators, learned and unlearned, seem to assume uncritically. Be examining the use of adelphos and related words in Hebrew, and by comparing Scripture with Scripture ("exegesis"), one can determine that most sensible explanation of all the biblical date taken collectively. Many examples prove that adelphos has a very wide variety of meanings:

In the King James Version, Jacob is called the "brother" of his Uncle Laban (Gen. 29:15; 29:10). The same thing occurs with regard to Lot and Abraham (Gen. 14:14; 11:26-27). The Revised Standard Version uses "kinsman" at 29:15 and 14:14.

Use of brother or brethren for mere kinsmen: Deuteronomy 23:7; 2 Samuel 1:26; 1 Kings 9:14, 20:32; 2 Kings 10:13-14; Jeremiah 24:9; Amos 1:9).

In Luke 2:41-51, ... it is fairly obvious that Jesus is the only child....

Jesus himself uses brethren in the larger sense: Matthew 23:8, 23:1; 12:49-50.

The term Firstborn means pre-eminent and nowhere assumes later siblings, etc.

Answer:

1. In Giving Birth: One - she gave birth supernaturally to Jesus, after previously conceiving supernaturally, and thereafter remained ever-virgin.

2. In Binding Motherhood: Nine - as recorded - On betrothal to Joseph, she became step-mother to his elder sons Justus and Simeon; and to his fostered younger sons from his nephew Alphaeus - Judas and James the Less; and to his daughters, Assia and Lydia.

She is the Mother of the Lord, she bore Christ who is God.

She was the foster mother of John son of Zebedee, and by extension James son of Zebedee.

Ref: Infancy Gospels; Assumption Gospels; History of Joseph the Carpenter; John 19:26 .

Answer 4

Psalm 69.8 "Mary's children"

Matt 13.55-56 "Names of Mary's boys, and she had at least 2 girls".

"breathren" = Greek #80 = brothers = from the same womb.

Answer 5

Mary did not have a sister. The sister meantioned in the bible was actually the sister in law of Mary. There is some confusion as to exactly who were her children as different names are given by different authors.

Answer 6

Catholic AnswerOnly one, Our Blessed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The Blessed Virgin Mary remained a virgin her entire life, and ended her life as a virgin. This has been the constant teaching of the Church since the beginning. Mary was a perpetual virgin and had no other children beyond Jesus.

from A Biblical Defense of Catholicism, byDave Armstrong, Sophia Institute Press, © 2003

The Perpetual virginity of Mary Pope Paul IV, in his Constitution, Cum Quorumdam Hominum, of 1555,expressed the constant teaching of the Catholic Church concerning both the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and the perpetual virginity of Mary: We question and admonish all those who . . . have asserted, taught, and believed . . . that our Lord . . . was not conceived from the Holy Spirit according to the flesh in the womb of the Blessed Mary ever Virgin, but, as other men, from the see of Joseph . . . or that the same Blessed Virgin Mary is not truly the mother of God and did not retrain her virginity intact before the birth, in the birth, and perpetually after the birth. (In Neuner and Dupuis, The Christian Faith, 217. See CCC, pars 484-486, 496-498, 502-506, 510, 723 (for the virgin birth); pars 499-501, 507, 510, 721 (for the perpetual virginity of Mary)) The Greek word for brother in the New Testament is adelphos. The well-known Protestant linguistic reference An Expository Dictionary of the New Testament Wordsdefines it as follows: 1. Male children of the same parents . . . 2. Male descendants of the same parents, Acts 7:23, 26; Hebrews 7:5 . . . 4. People of the same nationality, Acts 3:17, 22; Romans 9:3 . . . 5. Any man, a neighbor, Luke 10:29; Matthew 5:22, 7:3; 6. Persons united by a common interest, Matthew 5:47; 7. Persons united by a common calling, Revelation 22:9; 8. Mankind, Matthew 25:40; Hebrews 2:17; 9. The disciples, and so, by implication, all believers, Matthew 28:10; John 20:17; 10. Believers, apart from sex, Matthew 23:8; Acts 1:15; romans 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 1:4; Revelation 19:10 (the word sisters is used of believers, only in 1 Timothy 5:2) . . . . (Vine, An Expository Dictionary of New testament Words, Vol. 1, 154-155.) It Is evident, therefore, from the range of possible definitions of adelphos, that Jesus' "brothers" need not necessarily be siblings of Jesus on linguistic grounds, as many commentators, learned and unlearned, seem to assume uncritically. Be examining the use of adelphos and related words in Hebrew, and by comparing Scripture with Scripture ("exegesis"), one can determine that most sensible explanation of all the biblical date taken collectively. Many examples prove that adelphos has a very wide variety of meanings: In the King James Version, Jacob is called the "brother" of his Uncle Laban (Gen. 29:15; 29:10). The same thing occurs with regard to Lot and Abraham (Gen. 14:14; 11:26-27). The Revised Standard Version uses "kinsman" at 29:15 and 14:14. Use of brother or brethren for mere kinsmen: Deuteronomy 23:7; 2 Samuel 1:26; 1 Kings 9:14, 20:32; 2 Kings 10:13-14; Jeremiah 24:9; Amos 1:9). In Luke 2:41-51, ... it is fairly obvious that Jesus is the only child.... Jesus himself uses brethren in the larger sense: Matthew 23:8, 23:1; 12:49-50. The term Firstborn means pre-eminent and nowhere assumes later siblings, etc.

Answer 7

only jesus christ before she had him she prayed to god the real father of jesus to give her the miracle to be able to have a child.

Answer 8

Mary had one child, Jesus. Some people call St. James and St. Jude brothers of Our Lord but they were not actual brothers. They were cousins.

Answer 9

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