James son of Alphaeus

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James son of Alphaeus is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus in the New Testament, often identified with “James the Less” mentioned in the Gospels.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
James son of Alphaeus canonical	3
Apostle James son of Alphaeus	1
James (New Testament figure)	1
James the brother of Jesus	1
James the brother of the Lord (in some traditions)	1
James the son of Alphaeus	1
James, son of Alphaeus	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22866655 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: James son of Alphaeus
Context triple: [Alphaîos, associatedWithFigure, James son of Alphaeus]

A. John son of Zebedee
John son of Zebedee was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
B. Apostle James the Brother of the Lord
Apostle James the Brother of the Lord is a key figure of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as a relative of Jesus and the first bishop of Jerusalem.
C. Judas (brother of Jesus)
Judas (brother of Jesus) is traditionally regarded as one of the biological or close kin brothers of Jesus mentioned in the New Testament, sometimes identified with the apostle Jude or the author of the Epistle of Jude.
D. James the brother of Jesus
James the brother of Jesus is a key leader of the early Jerusalem church, traditionally regarded as Jesus’ sibling and an important figure in the New Testament.
E. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: James son of Alphaeus
Target entity description: James son of Alphaeus is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus in the New Testament, often identified with “James the Less” mentioned in the Gospels.

A. John son of Zebedee
John son of Zebedee was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
B. Apostle James the Brother of the Lord
Apostle James the Brother of the Lord is a key figure of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as a relative of Jesus and the first bishop of Jerusalem.
C. Judas (brother of Jesus)
Judas (brother of Jesus) is traditionally regarded as one of the biological or close kin brothers of Jesus mentioned in the New Testament, sometimes identified with the apostle Jude or the author of the Epistle of Jude.
D. James the brother of Jesus
James the brother of Jesus is a key leader of the early Jerusalem church, traditionally regarded as Jesus’ sibling and an important figure in the New Testament.
E. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
F. None of above. chosen