John Gill's Exposition on Mark 3:18

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Andrew, etc..] The brother of Peter; and Philip, who was of Bethsaida; and Bartholomew, whom Dr. Lightfoot thinks is the same with Nathaniel: the name may be the same with wymlt rb, “Bar Talmion”, with the Jews f47 ; (See Gill on “<401003>Matthew 10:3”). (See Gill on “<430141>John 1:41”). ˆ and Matthew, the publican, who was called Levi; and Thomas, who was called Didymus, from his being a twin; and James, the son of Alphaeus, to distinguish him from the other James, the son of Zebedee, and who is sometimes called “the less”; and Thaddaeus, whose name was also Lebbaeus, and likewise Jude, the author of the Epistle that bears that name; and Simon the Canaanite, or Zelotes; of these men, and their several names, (See Gill on “<401002>Matthew 10:2-4”).

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