Dict: smith - ZEBEDEE

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ZEBEDEE - Z>@ - (my gift) (Greek form of Zabdi) a fisherman of Galilee, the father of the apostles James the Great and John kjv@Matthew:4:21) and the husband of Salome. kjv@Matthew:27:56; kjv@Mark:15:40) He probably lived either at Bethsaida or in its immediate neighborhood. It has been inferred from the mention of his "hired servants," kjv@Mark:1:20) and from the acquaintance between the apostle John and Annas the high priest, kjv@John:18:15) that the family of Zebedee were in easy circumstances. comp. kjv@John:19:27) although not above manual labor. kjv@Matthew:4:21) He appears only twice in the Gospel narrative, namely, in kjv@Matthew:4:21-22; kjv@Mark:1:19-20) where he is seen in his boat with his two sons mending their nets.