Alphaeus

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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  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).