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Matthew the Apostle
Also known as: Levi
Apostle
Description
A tax collector called by Jesus to become an apostle. Author of the Gospel of Matthew.
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Key Events
Life Event
A tax collector called by Jesus to become an apostle.
Life Event
Author of the Gospel of Matthew.
Scripture References
Matthew 9:9
“And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.”
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