/ Columbia Encyclopedia / Philosophy and Religion / The Bible / Biblical Proper Names: Biographies / Zebedee Zebedee Enter your search terms: Zebedee zĕbˈədē [key] [Gr., for Zebadiah], in the New Testament, father of James and John. His wife Salome attended Jesus. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2024, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. See more Encyclopedia articles on: Biblical Proper Names: Biographies