He is described as “James the Less ” at Mark 15: 40. He may have been called “the Less ” because of being physically smaller or younger than James, the son of Zebedee.
(‏ مرقس ٣ :‏ ​ ١٦ -‏ ١٨‏ )‏ وفي مرقس ١٥ :‏ ٤٠ يُشار اليه بـ‍ « يعقوب الصغير » ،‏ ربما لأنه اقصر قامة او اصغر سنا من يعقوب بن زبدي .‏