Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.
Key themes
LoveFaithTruthIncarnation
Glossary
- Cleophas Person
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(in the spelling of this word h is inserted by mistake from Latin MSS. ), rather Cleopas, which is the Greek form of the word, while Clopas is the Aramaic form.
- Mary Person
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Hebrew Miriam. (1. ) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the “Virgin Mary,” though never so designated in Scripture ( Matt. 2:11 ; Acts 1:14 ). Little is known of her personal history.