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    Zebedee

    Pronounced ZEB-eh-dee

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    ✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Zebedee appears in the King James Bible, including Matthew 4:21.
    Meaning
    "Gift of God; My gift"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    Zebedee was a Galilean fisherman and father of the apostles James and John. When Jesus called his sons, they immediately left their father's boat to follow. Zebedee's willingness to release his sons to ministry speaks volumes about parental faith.

    Spiritual meaning

    Zebedee models the faith of a father who releases his children to God's calling — his gift to the Lord became two pillars of the church.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them."

      Matthew 4:21 (KJV) →

    • "And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him."

      Mark 1:20 (KJV) →
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