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A fisherman and father of the apostles James and John
A Galilean fisherman whose two sons left him in the boat to follow Jesus (Mark 1:19-20). He appears briefly in the Gospels, always identified as the father of James and John. His wife (sometimes called Salome) also appears as a follower of Jesus who was present at the crucifixion.