| − | The name James is from the [[Hebrew]]: '''יעקב''' ''Ya'aqov'', Jacob, "holder of the heel" (see Genesis 25:26). There are five biblical men named James, and James the Lesser is sometimes identified with James, son of Alphaeus, one of the Twelve Apostles, and is also sometimes identified with [[Saint]] [[James the Just]], although the evidence indicates they are different people. | + | The name James is from the [[Hebrew]]: '''יעקב''' ''Ya'aqov'', Jacob, "holder of the heel" (see Genesis 25:26). There are five biblical men named James, and James the Lesser is sometimes identified with James, son of Alphaeus, one of the Twelve Apostles, and is also sometimes identified with [[Saint]] [[James the Just]], though the evidence of this identification is lacking. |