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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's younger half-brothers.
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* Jesus's other half-brothers were named Joseph, Judas, and Simon.
* During Jesus's 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.
* 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: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/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 )
* [Galatians 02:9-10 ](rc://en/tn/help/gal/02/09 )
* [James 01:1-3 ](rc://en/tn/help/jas/01/01 )
* [Jude 01:1-2 ](rc://en/tn/help/jud/01/01 )
* [Mark 09:1-3 ](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/09/01 )
* [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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