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Thaddaeus

Thaddaeus (Greek Thaddaios) is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ referred to in Matthew and Mark. In Luke 6:16 and Acts 1:13 his name is replaced with "Judas the son of James", indicating that Thaddeus might be a family name. The manuscript of the King James Version identifies "Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddeus" in Matthew 10:3.

This ambiguity about Thaddeus' identity has led to speculations that he may be one of the seventy Jesus sent out after His Ascension rather than one of the Twelve.

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