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Aug 3, 2024 · 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”. 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and ...
This Mary is then identified with Mary the wife of Clopas mentioned in Jn 19:25. If this is so, Clopas and Alphaeus are one and the same person and it is pointed out that either name may be derived from the Aramaic name Chalphai (cf 1 Mac 11:70).
Mary, the wife of Clopas, is mentioned as being present at the cross with Mary the mother of Jesus, the latter's sister and Mary of Magdala . In the other notices of the group at the cross, Mary, the mother of James, is mentioned ( Matthew 27:56 Mark 15:40 ).
Mary, The (Wife) Of Clopas ( Μαρία ἡ τοῦ Κλωπᾶ, A. V. "of Cleophas"), described by John as standing by the cross of Jesus in company with his mother and Mary Magdalene (Joh 19:25).
The expression Mary of Clopas in the Greek text is ambiguous as to whether Mary was the daughter or wife of Clopas, but exegesis has commonly favoured the reading "wife of Clopas". Hegesippus identified Clopas as a brother of Joseph. [1]
Jan 19, 2022 · If we go with the notion that the Marys were sisters-in-law, that would have made Mary, wife of Cleopas, also Jesus’aunt. If all that seems very confusing, here is a possible family tree:
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Clopas was the husband, or possibly the son or father, of one of the women who stood at the foot of the cross when Jesus was crucified (John 19:25). His wife’s name was Mary, and she was distinguished from Mary Magdalene and from Jesus’ mother.
