Simon the Zealot

One of the twelve apostles, called the Canaean,1 and "the Zealot,"2 to distinguish him from Simon Peter. There is no record regarding him.

In the King James Version, he is called Simon the Canaanite and Simon Zelotes respectively.

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References

Notes

  1. Matt. 10:4; Mark 3:18 (New Revised Standard Version).
  2. Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13 (NRSV).

Source

  • Easton, M.G. (1897). Easton's Bible Dictionary. New York: Harper & Brothers.