What is Zebedee?
[[File:Mary Salome and Zebedee with their Sons James the Greater and John the Evangelist.jpg|thumb|right|230px|[[Hans von Kulmbach]], ''Mary Salome and Zebedee with their Sons James the Greater and John the Evangelist'', c. 1511]] '''Zebedee''' was a fisherman from [[Galilee]] who was the father of [[James, son of Zebedee|James]] and [[John the Apostle|John]] who were disciples (followers) of [[Jesus]]. A story in the [[Gospel of Matthew]] and the [[Gospel of Mark]] says he was in a boat with his two sons when Jesus called them to follow him. He stayed in the boat with other men who worked for him. This could mean he was rich enough to hire others to help in his fishing work. The two sons were also fishermen when Jesus called them. Other than this short report, not much can be known for sure about Zebedee. {{Gospel of Matthew}} [[Category:1st-century BC births]] [[Category:1st-century deaths]] [[Category:New Testament people]]