Bible Person

Alphaeus

Male · 1 cross reference

Alphaeus is the father of Levi, also called Matthew, in Mark's Gospel. He appears through the family background of one of Jesus' disciples. First appears in Mark 2:14.1

AI summary: Alphaeus matters because his single cross reference places his household behind Levi's call from the tax booth. Even a brief paternal notice helps anchor a disciple's story in a remembered family line. Taken together, the material presents Alphaeus as a familial source within the calling narrative of Matthew/Levi.1

Central Figure

Alphaeus

The father of Levi, or Matthew (Mark 2:14).

Children