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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Matthew 
  n  1:  disciple  of  Jesus;  author  of  the  first  Gospel  [syn:  {Matthew}, 
  {Saint  Matthew},  {St  Matthew},  {Saint  Matthew  the 
  Apostle},  {Levi}] 
  2:  one  of  the  Gospels  in  the  New  Testament;  includes  the  Sermon 
  on  the  Mount  [syn:  {Matthew},  {Gospel  According  to  Matthew}] 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  Matthew 
  gift  of  God,  a  common  Jewish  name  after  the  Exile.  He  was  the 
  son  of  Alphaeus,  and  was  a  publican  or  tax-gatherer  at 
  Capernaum.  On  one  occasion  Jesus,  coming  up  from  the  side  of  the 
  lake,  passed  the  custom-house  where  Matthew  was  seated,  and  said 
  to  him  "Follow  me."  Matthew  arose  and  followed  him  and  became 
  his  disciple  (Matt.  9:9).  Formerly  the  name  by  which  he  was 
  known  was  Levi  (Mark  2:14;  Luke  5:27);  he  now  changed  it 
  possibly  in  grateful  memory  of  his  call  to  Matthew.  The  same 
  day  on  which  Jesus  called  him  he  made  a  "great  feast"  (Luke 
  5:29),  a  farewell  feast,  to  which  he  invited  Jesus  and  his 
  disciples,  and  probably  also  many  of  old  associates.  He  was 
  afterwards  selected  as  one  of  the  twelve  (6:15).  His  name  does 
  not  occur  again  in  the  Gospel  history  except  in  the  lists  of  the 
  apostles.  The  last  notice  of  him  is  in  Acts  1:13.  The  time  and 
  manner  of  his  death  are  unknown. 
 




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