James was called near the Sea of Galilee and was later killed during Herod Agrippa I’s rule in Jerusalem. The map gives regional orientation, not a reconstructed travel route.
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Scripture does not give James’s age or a detailed account of his work after Jesus’s resurrection. Later traditions about travel to Spain are not established by the New Testament.
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Sources: Mark 1:19–20; 3:17; 10:35–45; Acts 12:1–2, NIV; Natural Earth. Checked September 18, 2026.