spread across the known world through the efforts of His Twelve disciples, the Seventy-Two, and many others. This list records all known individuals from that time who played a role in the early movement. Some were true disciples, directly taught by Yeshua.
✅ Direct Disciples of Yeshua

Shim’on Kepha (Simon Peter) ✅
Mentor: Yeshua (30–33 AD)
Role: Leader of the Twelve
Legacy: Shaped early community, mentored Mark
Martyrdom: Executed in Rome (~64–67 AD)

Andreas (Andrew) ✅
Mentor: Yeshua
Role: Taught among scattered tribes
Martyrdom: Executed (~60–70 AD)

Ya’aqov bar Zavdai (James, son of Zebedee) ✅
Mentor: Yeshua
Role: Early leader
Martyrdom: Beheaded (44 AD)

Yochanan bar Zavdai (John) ✅
Mentor: Yeshua
Language: Aramaic
Legacy: Oversaw assemblies in Asia
Death: Natural (~100 AD)

Pilippos (Philip) ✅
Mentor: Yeshua
Role: Spoke truth in Samaria and other regions
Martyrdom: Executed (~80 AD)

Bar-Talmai (Bartholomew/Nathanael) ✅
Mentor: Yeshua (through Philip)
Role: Preached in Armenia and India
Martyrdom: Killed (~60–70 AD)

Toma (Thomas) ✅
Mentor: Yeshua
Role: Traveled to Parthia and India; connected to Edessa
Martyrdom: Speared (~72 AD)

Mattityahu (Matthew/Levi) ✅
Mentor: Yeshua
Role: Wrote teachings in Hebrew/Aramaic
Death: Uncertain

Ya’aqov bar Halfai (James, son of Alphaeus) ✅
Mentor: Yeshua
Role: Supported Jerusalem believers
Martyrdom: Stoned (~62 AD)

Taddai (Thaddaeus/Jude) ✅
Mentor: Yeshua
Role: Preached in Edessa and Persia
Martyrdom: Killed with an axe (~60–70 AD)

Shim’on ha-Qanna (Simon the Zealot) ✅
Mentor: Yeshua
Role: Preached in Persia and Africa
Death: Uncertain

Yehudah Ish-Qriyot (Judas Iscariot) ❌
Mentor: Yeshua
Role: Betrayer
Death: Suicide (33 AD)

Matthias (Mattityahu) ✅
Chosen to replace Judas
Role: Preached in Ethiopia and Cappadocia
Martyrdom: Unknown

SECTION II: The Seventy-Two & Other Early Followers (33–70 AD)
✅ Mentored by Yeshua or the Twelve

Ya’aqov Tzaddiq (James the Just) ✅
Mentor: Yeshua (post-resurrection), 
Role: Leader of Jerusalem believers
Martyrdom: Stoned (~62 AD)

Stephanos (Stephen) ✅
Mentor: The Twelve
Role: Spoke boldly in Jerusalem
Martyrdom: Stoned (~34–35 AD)

Pilippos (Philip the Servant) ✅
Mentor: The Twelve
Role: Taught in Samaria; brought the Ethiopian to truth
Death: Unknown

📜 Closing Note
This list honors those who followed Yeshua, obeyed Yhwh, and kept the covenant.