Zebedee was a fisherman from Galilee who is known because of his sons, James and John, who were Jesus's disciples. They are often identified in the New Testament as the "sons of Zebedee."
(See also: [disciple](../kt/disciple.md), [fishermen](../other/fisherman.md), [James (son of Zebedee)](../names/jamessonofzebedee.md), [John (the apostle)](../names/johntheapostle.md))