12: Matthew

 12: Matthew by ric gustafson

The book of Matthew is a popular Gospel. One day, Jesus asked Matthew a tax collector to follow him. According to Matthew 9:9, Matthew got up and followed him. He was a brother of James the Less. Matthew was a tax collector. He was employed in Capernaum. His occupation was despised by the Jews. 

Matthew wrote his own gospel. His gospel is the most quoted of all four. Matthew after Jesus's resurrection stayed in Palestine and converted Jewish converts. Matthew eventually settled in Ethiopia. There he raised the son of King Aeglippus. Matthew started a church called the Church of the Resurrection. 

Matthew was stabbed to death by King Hyrtaeus. Another theory is that Matthew went to Persia and died there. In either case, Matthew served Jesus until his death.

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