David Zebedee

he was known as the dependable David Zebedee. He was the brother of John and James Zebedee 186:3

He respected Jesus as mechanic, but took little stock in his religious views 129:1.12

In the Urantia Book

Zebedee's father went to live with his son David (138:5.4)

• He followed Jesus after the supposedly miraculous draught of fishes (145:1.1,2)

Work as follower of Jesus

• he was a brave and efficient leader (154:5.1,3) 190:1.7
• he served not by mandate, but by the will of his own heart 182:2.10
• he supervised the Bethsaida encampment 148:0.1
• he rudely treated Kirmet, a prophet who caused some ruckus in the camp of Jesus' disciples. He plunged him several times in the lake, urging him to go away and create his own group of followers 148:8.3
• set up a big camp at Pella 163:5.2-3
• closed Pella camp and sold equipment 171:1.4 172:2.3
• gave Judas funds from the sale of equipment 172:2.3

Guarded Jesus

• Jesus declined the offer of bodyguards 177:0.3
• David commanded several of his messengers to watch over Jesus 154:2.3
• he had 25 sentinels stationed around the house of his father Zebedee 154:6.7
• stood guard at Gethsemane 182:2.10-12

Death of jesus

• he knew of the plan to kill Jesus and knew that Judas was part of the plot 178:2.3 (182:2.1,9)
• he was the one who called his mother Salome and the family of Jesus foreseeing an imminent death of Jesus 177:3.3
• he firmly believed that Jesus would rise from the tomb, unlike the apostles 186:3.4 188:1.8 190:1.2

After the death of Jesus

• gave the Judas bag with the apostolic funds to Matthew 190:1.3
• he was present at the fourth appearance of Jesus 190:2.6
• he married Ruth, the sister of Jesus, and went to Philadelphia after the crucifixion 190:1.10
• was the financial overseer of Jesus followers in Philadelphia 171:1.5
• self-proclaimed defender of Lazarus 171:1.5

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Blessed is the womb that gave you 154:6.7 — Lk 11:27-28.
• Rise again on third day 186:3.4 — Mt 16:21; Mt 17:23a; Mt 20:19b; Mt 27:63; Mk 8:31; Mk 9:31; Mk 10:34b; Lk 9:22; Lk 18:33; Lk 24:7,46; Jn 20:9.

Where it appears

David Zebedee is linked in 86 paragraphs of the text; the first 40 are listed.

See also

• messenger corps (David Zebedee’s)

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