Biblical Figures

• Aaron (biblical figure) — High Priest, brother of Moses
• Abijah — King of Judah
• Abraham (c. 2000 BC (traditional)) — Patriarch, father of the faith
• Adah — Wife of Esau; daughter of Elon the Hittite
• Adam — First man; figure of the creation narrative
• Ahaz — King of Judah
• Ahaziah — King of Judah
• Amaziah — King of Judah
• Amon — King of Judah
• Amos (8th century BC) — Minor prophet, shepherd
• Amram (biblical figure) — Father of Moses
• Ana — Figure from Genesis 36:24
• Arphaxad — Patriarch; son of Shem
• Asa — King of Judah
• Athaliah — Queen/usurper of Judah
• Balaam — Non-Israelite prophet
• Barnabas (d. c. 61) — Apostle, companion of Paul
• Baruch (biblical figure) — Scribe and disciple of Jeremiah
• Caath (biblical figure) — Son of Levi, grandfather of Moses
• Caiaphas — High priest who prophesied about Christ's death
• Cain — First son of Adam; fratricide
• Cainan — Patriarch in the genealogy from Adam to Noah
• Daniel (biblical figure) — Prophet
• David (c. 1040–970 BC (traditional)) — King of Israel, Psalmist
• Eber — Patriarch; ancestor of the Hebrews
• Eleazar (High Priest) — High priest who explained Moses' symbolic precepts to Aristeas
• Eli — High Priest, judge of Israel
• Elijah (9th century BC (traditional)) — Prophet of Israel
• Elisha — Prophet, successor of Elijah
• Enoch (biblical figure) — Patriarch translated to heaven
• Enos — Son of Seth; patriarch
• Esau — Son of Isaac, twin of Jacob; ancestor of the Edomites
• Esther — Queen of Persia, deliverer of the Jewish people
• Ethiopian Eunuch (1st century) — Official of the Ethiopian queen, converted by Philip
• Eve — First woman
• Ezekiel (c. 622–c. 570 BC) — Major prophet
• Ezra (5th century BC) — Scribe, priest, doctor of the Law
• Gabriel (angelic being) — Archangel
• Gamaliel (d. c. 50) — Pharisee, teacher of the Law, Paul's instructor
• Gideon (biblical figure) — Judge of Israel
• Goliath (biblical figure) — Philistine giant
• Habakkuk — Minor prophet
• Haggai (6th century BC) — Minor prophet
• Ham — Son of Noah
• Haman — Antagonist in the Book of Esther
• Haran — Brother of Abraham; son of Terah
• Hezekiah — King of Judah
• Hosea (8th century BC) — Minor prophet
• Hosea (King of Israel) (8th century BC) — Last king of the northern kingdom of Israel
• Isaac (biblical patriarch) — Patriarch, son of Abraham
• Isaiah (8th century BC) — Major prophet
• Ishmael — Son of Abraham and Hagar
• Jacob (biblical patriarch) — Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of the twelve tribes
• James the Apostle (1st century) — Apostle
• Japheth — Son of Noah
• Jared — Patriarch
• Jeconiah (6th century BC) — King of Judah, deported to Babylon
• Jehoahaz — King of Judah
• Jehoiakim — King of Judah; son of Josiah
• Jehoshaphat — King of Judah
• Jephthah (biblical figure) — Judge of Israel
• Jeremiah (c. 650–c. 570 BC) — Major prophet
• Jeroboam — First king of the northern kingdom of Israel
• Jezebel — Queen of Israel; wife of Ahab
• Joakim — King of Judah; father of Jeconiah
• Joash — King of Judah
• Job (biblical figure) — Righteous sufferer, protagonist of the Book of Job
• Joel — Minor prophet
• John the Apostle (1st century) — Apostle, Evangelist, author of the Apocalypse
• Jonah — Minor prophet
• Joram — King of Judah
• Joseph (Patriarch) (biblical figure) — Son of Jacob, steward of Egypt
• Joshua (c. 1355–1245 BC (traditional)) — Successor of Moses, leader of the Israelite conquest of Canaan
• Josiah — King of Judah
• Jotham — King of Judah
• Judas Iscariot (d. c. 30) — Apostle who betrayed Christ
• Jude the Apostle (1st century) — Apostle
• Korah, Dathan, and Abiram (biblical figures) — Rebels against Moses
• Lamech — Patriarch; father of Noah
• Lazarus — Friend of Christ, raised from the dead
• Levi (biblical patriarch) — Son of Jacob, ancestor of the priestly tribe
• Lot — Nephew of Abraham; escaped from Sodom
• Lucifer — Fallen angel
• Luke (1st century) — Evangelist, author of Acts of the Apostles
• Malachi (5th century BC) — Last of the twelve minor prophets
• Malaleel — Patriarch
• Manasseh (biblical figure) — King of Judah
• Mark (1st century) — Evangelist
• Martha (1st century) — Disciple of Christ, sister of Mary and Lazarus
• Mary Magdalene (1st century) — Disciple of Christ
• Matthew (1st century) — Apostle, Evangelist
• Melchizedek (biblical figure) — King of Salem and priest of God Most High
• Methuselah — Patriarch; longest-lived man
• Micah — Minor prophet
• Michael the Archangel (angelic being) — Archangel
• Miriam (biblical figure) — Sister of Moses
• Moses (c. 1393–c. 1273 BC (traditional)) — Prophet, lawgiver, leader of the Israelites; author of the Pentateuch
• Nahor — Patriarch; grandfather of Abraham
• Nahum — Minor prophet
• Nehemiah (5th century BC) — Governor of Judah, rebuilder of the walls of Jerusalem
• Noah — Patriarch who survived the flood
• Obadiah — Minor prophet
• Oholibamah — Wife of Esau; daughter of Anah
• Paul the Apostle (c. 5–c. 64/67 AD) — Apostle to the Gentiles
• Peleg — Patriarch
• Peter the Apostle (1st century) — Apostle, first Pope
• Pharaoh (biblical figure) — King of Egypt who oppressed the Israelites
• Philemon (1st century) — Early Christian, recipient of Paul's Epistle to Philemon
• Philip the Apostle (1st century) — One of the Twelve Apostles
• Philip the Deacon (1st century) — One of the Seven Deacons, evangelist
• Phinehas (biblical figure) — Priest, grandson of Aaron
• Rebecca — Wife of Isaac; mother of Jacob and Esau
• Rehoboam — King of Judah; son of Solomon
• Reu — Patriarch
• Ruth — Moabite ancestress of David and Christ
• Samson (biblical figure) — Judge of Israel, strongman
• Samuel — Prophet, judge of Israel
• Saul — First King of Israel
• Serug — Patriarch
• Seth — Third son of Adam; ancestor through whom all men are descended
• Shelah — Patriarch
• Shem — Son of Noah; ancestor in the patriarchal genealogy
• Simeon — Devout man in Jerusalem who received the infant Jesus in the temple
• Simon Magus (1st century) — Heretic, magician
• Solomon (c. 970–931 BC (traditional)) — King of Israel, author of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs
• Sons of Zebedee (James and John) — Apostles
• Susanna (biblical figure) — Heroine of the Book of Daniel, champion of chastity
• Terah — Father of Abraham
• The Maccabees (2nd century BC) — Jewish liberators and leaders of the revolt against Seleucid rule
• Thomas the Apostle (d. c. 72) — Apostle
• Timothy (d. c. 97) — Bishop of Ephesus, disciple and companion of Paul
• Titus (d. c. 96–107) — Bishop of Crete, companion of Paul
• Tobias — Figure from the Book of Tobit
• Tubalcain — Biblical figure; inventor of instruments
• Uzziah — King of Judah
• Zadok — Priest under David and Solomon
• Zechariah (6th century BC) — Minor prophet
• Zedekiah — Last king of Judah before the Babylonian conquest
• Zephaniah — Minor prophet
• Zerubbabel (6th century BC) — Governor of Judah, leader of the return from Babylonian exile