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Father of James the Less, the apostle, and writer of the epistle, and "brother (i.e. cousin) of our Lord" (; ; ; ); also of Joses (). Husband of the Mary who with Jesus' mother stood at the cross (). The same as Clopas (as it should be written, not Cleophas), both names being Greek variations of Hebrew Chalpai, or Hhalpai. Possibly the Cleopas of . If the translation be correct, "Jude, brother of James," Alphaeus was his father also. In Levi (Matthew) is called the son of Alphaeus. Whether he be the same is not certain: probably not.