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Salome

Mentioned in AD 33 traditional (Jones)

The wife of Zebedee and mother of James and John (Mat. 27:56), and probably the sister of Mary, the mother of our Lord (John 19:25). She sought for her sons places of honour in Christ’s kingdom (Matt. 20:20, 21; comp. 19:28).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

Two generations up and the children. Gold lines join partners; grey lines run from parent to child; a dotted line marks a parent named in the text but not by descent.

Stories

2 events in which Salome takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).

  1. AD 30Resurrection and AscensionMatt 28:1-20; Mark 16:1-20; Luke 24:1-53; John 20:1-31
  2. AD 30Crucifixion and BurialMatt 27:35-66; Mark 15:24-47; Luke 23:33-56; John 19:18-42

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, AD 8–58, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

2 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. Mark2

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBSalome 2
KJVSalome 2
ASVSalome 2

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Mark2 verses
  1. 15:40

    And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.

  2. 16:1

    When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

The wife of Zebedee and mother of James and John (Mat. 27:56), and probably the sister of Mary, the mother of our Lord (John 19:25). She sought for her sons places of honour in Christ’s kingdom (Matt. 20:20, 21; comp. 19:28). She witnessed the crucifixion (Mark 15:40), and was present with the other women at the sepulchre (Matt. 27:56).