alphaeus

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alphaeus - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Alphaeus
  (1.) The father of James the Less, the apostle and writer of the
  epistle (Matt. 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13), and the
  husband of Mary (John 19:25). The Hebrew form of this name is
  Cleopas, or Clopas (q.v.).
  
    (2.) The father of Levi, or Matthew (Mark 2:14).