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# James (brother of Jesus) #
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## Facts: ##
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James was a son of Mary and Joseph. He was one of Jesus' younger half-brothers.
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* Jesus' other half-brothers were named Joseph, Judas, and Simon.
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* During Jesus' lifetime, James and his brothers did not believe that Jesus was the Messiah.
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* Later, after Jesus was raised from the dead, James believed in him and became a leader of the church in Jerusalem.
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* The New Testament book of James is a letter that James wrote to Christians who had fled to other countries to escape persecution.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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(See also: [apostle](../kt/apostle.md), [Christ](../kt/christ.md), [church](../kt/church.md), [Judas the son of James](../names/judassonofjames.md), [persecute](../other/persecute.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Galatians 01:18-20](rc://en/tn/help/gal/01/18)
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* [Galatians 02:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/gal/02/09)
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* [James 01:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/jas/01/01)
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* [Jude 01:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/jud/01/01)
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* [Mark 09:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/09/01)
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* [Matthew 13:54-56](rc://en/tn/help/mat/13/54)
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## Word Data:##
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* Strong's: G2385
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