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- Jesus ChristFeaturedGospels Β· Tribe of Judah Β· New Testamentβthe LORD savesβMessiahTeacherRedeemerThe incarnate Son of God, crucified and risen; the center of Scripture and the mediator of salvation.Open profile
- MosesFeaturedExodus Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβdrawn outβProphetLawgiverLeaderProphet who led Israel out of Egyptian bondage, received the Law at Sinai, and authored the Pentateuch. The central human figure of the Exodus.Open profile
- AbrahamFeaturedPatriarchs Β· Old Testamentβfather of a multitudeβPatriarchPatriarch called by God from Ur; recipient of the covenant of promise and father of Isaac. The exemplar of justifying faith.Open profile
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- DavidUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old TestamentβbelovedβKingPsalmistShepherd, psalmist, and second king of Israel; a man after God's own heart and ancestor of the Messiah.Open profile
- PaulApostolic Β· Tribe of Benjamin Β· New TestamentβsmallβApostleMissionaryPharisee turned apostle to the Gentiles; missionary and author of thirteen New Testament epistles expounding justification by faith.Open profile
- PeterApostolic Β· New TestamentβrockβApostleFisherman called by Jesus; leading apostle, preacher at Pentecost, and author of two epistles.Open profile
- SaulUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Benjamin Β· Old Testamentβasked for / prayed forβKingMilitary commanderIsrael's first king, a towering Benjamite chosen and then rejected for disobedience, whose jealous pursuit of David darkened his reign.Open profile
- ElishaDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβmy God is salvationβProphetElijah's successor who received a double portion of his spirit and worked wonders of mercy and judgment across the reigns of Israel's kings.Open profile
- SolomonUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old TestamentβpeaceβKingSon of David; king renowned for wisdom who built the First Temple in Jerusalem.Open profile
- NoahPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβrest; comfortβPatriarchThe righteous patriarch who, warned by God, built the ark and with his family survived the Flood to become the second father of humanity.Open profile
- AdamPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβman; humankind (from adamah, 'ground')βFatherPatriarchThe first man, formed from the dust and made in God's image, whose disobedience brought sin and death upon the human race.Open profile
- ElijahDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβmy God is the LORDβProphetProphet in the northern kingdom who confronted Baal worship on Mount Carmel and was taken to heaven in a whirlwind.Open profile
- GoliathUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Gentile (Philistine) Β· Old Testamentβuncertain; perhaps 'exile' or 'splendour'βWarriorThe Philistine giant of Gath who defied the armies of Israel and was felled by the shepherd David with a sling and a stone.Open profile
- IsaiahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is salvationβProphetMajor prophet of Judah whose oracles proclaim God's holiness and foretell the suffering Servant and Messiah.Open profile
- John the ApostleApostolic Β· New Testamentβthe LORD is graciousβApostleEvangelistApostle and evangelist; author of the fourth Gospel, three epistles, and Revelation.Open profile
- JosephPatriarchs Β· Old Testamentβmay he addβPatriarchGovernorFavored son of Jacob sold into Egypt who rose to govern the land and preserved his family through famine.Open profile
- MaryGospels Β· Tribe of Judah Β· New TestamentβbelovedβMother of JesusMother of Jesus; the young woman of Nazareth who bore the Messiah.Open profile
- EvePrimeval Β· Old Testamentβlife; livingβMotherMatriarchThe first woman, taken from Adam's side and named 'mother of all living'; she was deceived by the serpent in the fall.Open profile
- DanielExile Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old TestamentβGod is my judgeβProphetStatesmanJudean exile and prophet in Babylon whose faithfulness and apocalyptic visions frame biblical prophecy.Open profile
- JacobPatriarchs Β· Old TestamentβsupplanterβPatriarchThird patriarch, renamed Israel; father of the twelve tribes.Open profile
- John the BaptistGospels Β· Tribe of Levi Β· New Testamentβthe LORD is graciousβProphetForerunnerForerunner of the Messiah who preached repentance and baptized Jesus in the Jordan.Open profile
- JoshuaConquest Β· Tribe of Ephraim Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is salvationβLeaderMilitary commanderSuccessor to Moses who led Israel across the Jordan into the Promised Land and directed the conquest of Canaan.Open profile
- SamuelJudges Β· Tribe of Leviβheard of God (asked of God)βProphetJudgePriestLast judge and first of the prophets; he anointed both Saul and David and bridged Israel from the judges to the monarchy.Open profile
- AaronExodus Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old TestamentβexaltedβPriestElder brother of Moses and first high priest of Israel; spokesman before Pharaoh and head of the Levitical priesthood.Open profile
- BathshebaUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβdaughter of the oathβQueenMotherWife of Uriah taken by David in his gravest sin, later a queen of David and mother of Solomon, whom she secured on the throne.Open profile
- IsaacPatriarchs Β· Old Testamentβhe laughsβPatriarchSon of promise born to Abraham and Sarah; second patriarch and father of Jacob and Esau.Open profile
- NathanUnited Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβhe has givenβProphetThe court prophet who delivered God's everlasting covenant to David, confronted his sin with a parable, and secured Solomon's throne.Open profile
- AbsalomUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβfather of peaceβLeaderDavid's handsome son who avenged his sister, then led a bitter rebellion against his father and died caught by his hair in an oak.Open profile
- AhabDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβfather's brother / uncleβKingThe Baal-worshipping king of Israel, husband of Jezebel, whose long conflict with Elijah defined the Omride era.Open profile
- EstherExile Β· Tribe of Benjamin Β· Old TestamentβstarβQueenJewish queen of Persia who risked her life to deliver her people from destruction.Open profile
- HezekiahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD strengthensβKingThe reforming king of Judah whose faith spared Jerusalem from Assyria.Open profile
- JeremiahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old TestamentβYahweh will exaltβProphetPriestThe 'weeping prophet' and priest of Anathoth who warned Judah of Babylon's judgment and promised a new covenant.Open profile
- JoabUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is fatherβMilitary commanderWarriorDavid's brilliant, ruthless commander-in-chiefβindispensable in war yet stained by the murders of Abner, Amasa, and Absalomβfinally executed under Solomon.Open profile
- JobPatriarchsβpersecuted; where is the (divine) fatherβSageElderThe blameless man of Uz who lost everything yet held fast his integrity; the great biblical wrestler with innocent suffering.Open profile
- JosephGospels Β· Tribe of Judah Β· New Testamentβhe will addβFatherThe righteous carpenter of Nazareth, husband of Mary and foster-father who raised Jesus; a son of the house of David.Open profile
- Pontius PilateGospels Β· Tribe of Gentile (Roman) Β· New Testamentβarmed with a javelinβGovernorThe Roman prefect of Judea who, against his own verdict, condemned Jesus to the cross.Open profile
- SamsonJudges Β· Tribe of Danβof the sun, little sunβJudgeNazirite judge of Dan of prodigious strength who fought the Philistines and died bringing down their temple.Open profile
- AbigailUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβmy father is joyβSageThe wise and beautiful widow of Nabal whose peacemaking spared David from bloodguilt, after which she became his wife.Open profile
- EzekielExile Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old TestamentβGod strengthensβProphetPriestThe priest-prophet of the Babylonian exile who saw God's glory and the valley of dry bones by the Chebar canal.Open profile
- GideonJudges Β· Tribe of Manassehβhewer, one who cuts downβJudgeMilitary commanderReluctant judge of Manasseh who, with three hundred men, routed Midian and refused to be made king.Open profile
- JezebelDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβwhere is the prince? (Baal cry)βQueenThe Phoenician queen of Ahab who imposed Baal worship and hunted the LORD's prophets.Open profile
- JonathanUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Benjamin Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD has givenβWarriorLeaderSaul's heroic son whose covenant friendship with David surrendered his own claim to the throne.Open profile
- JosiahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD supportsβKingThe boy-king reformer who recovered the Book of the Law, purged idolatry, and kept the greatest Passover before dying at Megiddo.Open profile
- NehemiahReturn Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD comfortsβGovernorCupbearerLeaderThe cupbearer-governor who rebuilt Jerusalem's walls and reformed the returned community.Open profile
- RuthJudges Β· Tribe of Gentile (Moabite) Β· Old TestamentβfriendshipβMatriarchMoabite widow whose loyalty to Naomi and marriage to Boaz placed her in the ancestry of David and the Messiah.Open profile
- EzraReturn Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old TestamentβhelpβScribePriestTeacherThe priest-scribe who led a second return from Babylon and re-established the Law among the restored community.Open profile
- JamesApostolic Β· Tribe of Judah Β· New TestamentβsupplanterβLeaderElderApostleThe Lord's brother who led the Jerusalem church, presided at the council of Acts 15, and wrote the Epistle of James. Not either apostle named James.Open profile
- SarahPatriarchs Β· Old TestamentβprincessβMatriarchWife of Abraham and mother of Isaac; matriarch through whom the covenant line continued.Open profile
- DeborahJudges Β· Tribe of Ephraim Β· Old TestamentβbeeβJudgeProphetessProphetess and judge who summoned Barak and sang Israel's victory over Sisera.Open profile
- Jeroboam IDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Ephraim Β· Old Testamentβmay the people multiply / the people will contendβKingSolomon's rebel official who became the first king of the divided northern kingdom and set up the golden calves at Dan and Bethel.Open profile
- LukeApostolic Β· New Testamentβlight-givingβPhysicianEvangelistMissionaryThe beloved physician and companion of Paul who authored the Gospel of Luke and Acts.Open profile
- Mary MagdaleneGospels Β· New Testamentβfrom Miriam; meaning uncertainβDiscipleThe woman from Magdala freed of seven demons who followed Jesus, stood at the cross, and became the first witness of the resurrection.Open profile
- MelchizedekPatriarchsβking of righteousnessβKingPriestKing-priest of Salem who blessed Abraham and received his tithe; a scriptural type of the eternal priesthood of Christ.Open profile
- NebuchadnezzarExile Β· Tribe of Gentile (Babylonian) Β· Old Testamentβmay Nabu protect the heirβKingMilitary commanderThe Babylonian emperor who destroyed Jerusalem and carried Judah into exile, later humbled to confess the Most High.Open profile
- JehuDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is HeβKingMilitary commanderThe zealous army commander anointed by Elisha's word to destroy the house of Ahab and Baal worship, founding Israel's longest dynasty.Open profile
- NaamanDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβpleasantness / pleasantβMilitary commanderThe leprous commander of Aram's army who was healed in the Jordan at Elisha's word and confessed the God of Israel.Open profile
- AndrewApostolic Β· New TestamentβmanlyβApostleFishermanThe fisherman-apostle who first followed Jesus and brought his brother Peter to him.Open profile
- BarnabasApostolic Β· Tribe of Levi Β· New Testamentβson of encouragementβMissionaryApostleLeaderThe generous Levite who sponsored Saul and partnered the first mission to the Gentiles.Open profile
- CalebWilderness Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβwhole-heartedβWarriorLeaderThe faithful spy who with Joshua urged Israel to take the land; rewarded with Hebron.Open profile
- CyrusReturn Β· Tribe of Gentile (Persian) Β· Old Testamentβpossess the furnace / sunβKingThe Persian king who conquered Babylon and, as God's anointed shepherd, decreed the return of the exiles to rebuild the temple.Open profile
- HannahJudges Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβgrace, favorβMotherBarren wife of Elkanah who prayed for a son, vowed him to the LORD, and gave birth to Samuel.Open profile
- Herod AntipasGospels Β· Tribe of Gentile (Idumean) Β· New Testamentβheroic; son of the hero (Antipas: 'like the father')βKingGovernorTetrarch of Galilee who beheaded John the Baptist and mocked Jesus at his trial; son of Herod the Great.Open profile
- JesseJudges Β· Tribe of Judahβthe LORD exists (gift)βFatherBethlehemite of Judah, son of Obed and father of David; the 'root of Jesse' from which the Messiah springs.Open profile
- JonahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Zebulun Β· Old TestamentβdoveβProphetThe reluctant prophet of Gath-hepher who fled from Nineveh, was swallowed by a great fish, and learned God's mercy toward the nations.Open profile
- JudahPatriarchs Β· Tribe of JudahβpraiseβPatriarchJacob's fourth son by Leah, who offered himself for Benjamin; father of the royal tribe from which David and the Messiah descend.Open profile
- LotPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβcovering; veil (uncertain)βLeaderThe nephew of Abraham who journeyed with him to Canaan, settled in Sodom, and was rescued from its destruction; ancestor of Moab and Ammon.Open profile
- MarkApostolic Β· New Testamentβof MarsβEvangelistMissionaryJohn Mark, cousin of Barnabas, whose early failure gave way to restoration and the writing of the second Gospel.Open profile
- MephiboshethUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Benjamin Β· Old Testamentβfrom the mouth of shameβJonathan's lame son, to whom David showed covenant kindness by restoring Saul's lands and seating him at the royal table.Open profile
- RachelPatriarchsβeweβMatriarchJacob's beloved wife, mother of Joseph and Benjamin; she died bearing Benjamin and was buried near Bethlehem.Open profile
- RahabConquest Β· Tribe of Gentile (Canaanite)βbroad, wideβMotherHarlot of Jericho who sheltered the Israelite spies and, by faith, was spared and grafted into the Messiah's genealogy.Open profile
- StephenApostolic Β· New TestamentβcrownβDeaconEvangelistOne of the Seven, full of faith and power, whose bold witness made him the first Christian martyr.Open profile
- TimothyApostolic Β· New Testamentβone who honours GodβMissionaryEvangelistLeaderPaul's beloved son in the faith and delegate, overseer at Ephesus and recipient of two epistles.Open profile
- Uriah the HittiteUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Gentile (Hittite) Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is my lightβWarriorOne of David's loyal mighty men whose faithful integrity exposed the king's adultery, and whom David had abandoned to die in battle.Open profile
- JamesApostolic Β· New TestamentβsupplanterβApostleFishermanFisherman-apostle, brother of John and one of Jesus' inner three β the first of the Twelve to be martyred (Acts 12).Open profile
- ThomasApostolic Β· New TestamentβtwinβApostleThe apostle called Didymus (the Twin) who doubted the resurrection until he saw and confessed, 'My Lord and my God.'Open profile
- BoazJudges Β· Tribe of Judahβin him is strengthβRedeemerWealthy Bethlehemite and kinsman-redeemer who married Ruth; father of Obed and an ancestor of David and the Messiah.Open profile
- CainPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβacquired; gotten (from qanah, 'to get')βFatherThe firstborn of Adam and Eve, a tiller of the ground who murdered his brother Abel and was marked and exiled by God.Open profile
- MatthewApostolic Β· New Testamentβgift of YahwehβApostleTax collectorThe tax collector called Levi whom Jesus summoned from the toll booth; apostle and traditional author of the First Gospel.Open profile
- MichalUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Benjamin Β· Old Testamentβwho is like God?βQueenSaul's younger daughter and David's first wife, who once saved his life but died childless after despising his worship.Open profile
- MordecaiReturn Β· Tribe of Benjamin Β· Old Testamentβservant of Marduk / little manβStatesmanLeaderThe exiled Benjamite who raised Esther and, exalted over Haman, secured deliverance for the Jews of Persia.Open profile
- RebekahPatriarchsβcaptivating; a binding tieβMatriarchIsaac's wife, drawn from Haran by Abraham's servant; mother of the twins Esau and Jacob and a matriarch of Israel.Open profile
- ZadokUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old TestamentβrighteousβHigh PriestPriestThe faithful priest of Aaron's line who stood by David through Absalom's revolt and anointed Solomon, founding the enduring Zadokite priesthood.Open profile
- Judas IscariotGospels Β· New TestamentβpraisedβApostleOne of the Twelve who kept the money bag and betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, then died in remorse.Open profile
- HoseaDivided Monarchy Β· Old TestamentβsalvationβProphetThe prophet whose marriage to unfaithful Gomer dramatized God's wounded, redeeming love for the northern kingdom.Open profile
- LeahPatriarchs Β· Old Testamentβweary; wild cowβMatriarchJacob's first wife and Rachel's elder sister; mother of six of Israel's tribes, including Levi and Judah.Open profile
- AbelPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβbreath; vapor; fleetingβShepherdThe second son of Adam and Eve, a keeper of sheep whose righteous offering was accepted and who was murdered by his brother Cain.Open profile
- AbiatharUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβfather of abundanceβHigh PriestPriestThe lone priest to survive the massacre at Nob, who bore the ephod for David but lost the priesthood under Solomon for backing Adonijah.Open profile
- AmosDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβburden-bearerβProphetShepherdThe shepherd-prophet of Tekoa who thundered against injustice in the northern kingdom.Open profile
- CaiaphasGospels Β· Tribe of Levi Β· New Testamentβuncertain, possibly 'depression' or 'rock' (Aramaic)βHigh PriestThe high priest who presided over Jesus' condemnation and prophesied that one man should die for the people.Open profile
- Herod the GreatGospels Β· Tribe of Gentile (Edomite) Β· New Testamentβhero-likeβKingThe Roman client king of Judea who, threatened by the newborn King, ordered the slaughter of the innocents at Bethlehem.Open profile
- JehoshaphatDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD has judgedβKingA godly king who taught the Law and won a battle by praise, but repeatedly entangled Judah with the house of Ahab.Open profile
- MiriamExodus Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old TestamentβbelovedβProphetessSister of Moses and Aaron; prophetess who led Israel in song after the crossing of the Red Sea.Open profile
- NaomiJudges Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβpleasantness, my delightβMotherWidow of Bethlehem who returned from Moab bereaved, guided Ruth to Boaz, and cradled the child Obed.Open profile
- PhilipApostolic Β· New Testamentβlover of horsesβApostleApostle of Bethsaida who brought Nathanael to Jesus and prompted key sayings in John; distinct from Philip the Evangelist of Acts.Open profile
- UzziahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is my strengthβKingLong-reigning, prosperous king struck with leprosy for presuming to burn incense in the temple.Open profile
- ZerubbabelReturn Β· Tribe of Judahβseed / offspring of BabylonβGovernorLeaderThe Davidic prince and governor who led the first return and laid the foundation of the second temple.Open profile
- BartholomewApostolic Β· New Testamentβson of TalmaiβApostleApostle traditionally identified with Nathanael of Cana, whom Jesus called 'an Israelite in whom is no deceit.'Open profile
- IshmaelPatriarchs Β· Old TestamentβGod hearsβPatriarchAbraham's firstborn by Hagar; blessed to become a great nation and father of twelve princes.Open profile
- MalachiReturn Β· Old Testamentβmy messengerβProphetThe last of the writing prophets, who rebuked a lax post-exilic Judah and promised a messenger before the day of the LORD.Open profile
- MicahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβwho is like Yahweh?βProphetThe prophet of Moresheth who demanded justice and mercy and foretold Bethlehem as the birthplace of the coming ruler β not Micah of Judges 17.Open profile
- CorneliusApostolic Β· Tribe of Gentile (Roman) Β· New TestamentβhornβMilitary commanderLeaderA devout Roman centurion at Caesarea whose Spirit-filled conversion opened the gospel formally to the Gentiles.Open profile
- LazarusGospels Β· New TestamentβGod has helpedβDiscipleThe brother of Martha and Mary whom Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb.Open profile
- SilasApostolic Β· New Testamentβasked forβMissionaryProphetLeaderA leading man of the Jerusalem church who became Paul's fellow prisoner and coworker on the second journey.Open profile
- ZechariahReturn Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old TestamentβYahweh remembersβProphetPriestThe post-exilic prophet of priestly descent whose night visions and Messianic oracles accompanied the temple's rebuilding β not the northern king nor John the Baptist's father.Open profile
- JudeApostolic Β· New TestamentβpraisedβApostleThe apostle called Thaddaeus and 'Judas son of James,' who asked at the Last Supper why Jesus would reveal himself to the disciples and not the world.Open profile
- LeviPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβjoined; attachedβPatriarchJacob's third son by Leah and ancestor of the priestly tribe of Levi and of Moses and Aaron.Open profile
- AbnerUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Benjamin Β· Old Testamentβmy father is a lampβMilitary commanderWarriorSaul's cousin and army commander who kept the house of Saul alive, then defected to David and was murdered by Joab in revenge.Open profile
- AnnasGospels Β· Tribe of Levi Β· New Testamentβgracious (Greek form of Hebrew Hanan)βHigh PriestFormer high priest and power behind the priesthood, before whom Jesus was first examined; father-in-law of Caiaphas.Open profile
- ApollosApostolic Β· New Testamentβbelonging to ApolloβMissionaryTeacherEvangelistAn eloquent Alexandrian Jew, mighty in the Scriptures, discipled by Priscilla and Aquila and a powerful teacher at Corinth.Open profile
- BalaamWildernessβnot of the people (uncertain)βProphetThe prophet-for-hire whose donkey rebuked him and whose curses God turned to blessing on Israel.Open profile
- BenaiahUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD has builtβMilitary commanderWarriorOne of David's mightiest men and captain of his bodyguard, later commander of Solomon's army and the executioner of the king's justice.Open profile
- BenjaminPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Benjamin Β· Old Testamentβson of the right handβPatriarchJacob's youngest son, Rachel's second child, born as she died; the beloved brother whose safety unlocked Joseph's mercy.Open profile
- DelilahJudges Β· Old Testamentβdelicate, languishingβWoman of the Valley of Sorek who, for silver, coaxed from Samson the secret of his strength and betrayed him.Open profile
- EliJudges Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβelevated, ascentβHigh PriestJudgeHigh priest and judge at Shiloh who raised young Samuel but failed to restrain his own wicked sons.Open profile
- ElizabethGospels Β· Tribe of Levi Β· New Testamentβmy God is an oathβMotherThe righteous, once-barren wife of the priest Zechariah, mother of John the Baptist and kinswoman of Mary.Open profile
- EsauPatriarchs Β· Old TestamentβhairyβPatriarchIsaac's firstborn who sold his birthright to Jacob; father of the Edomites.Open profile
- HabakkukDivided Monarchy Β· Old TestamentβembraceβProphetThe prophet who wrestled with God over injustice and received the answer that the righteous shall live by faith.Open profile
- HagarPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Gentile (Egyptian)βflight; strangerβMotherSarah's Egyptian slave-woman who bore Abraham's firstborn Ishmael; met by God in the wilderness and mother of a great nation.Open profile
- HamanReturn Β· Tribe of Gentile (Agagite) Β· Old Testamentβmagnificent (uncertain)βStatesmanThe proud Agagite vizier who plotted to annihilate the Jews and was hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai.Open profile
- JephthahJudges Β· Tribe of Manassehβhe opensβJudgeMilitary commanderOutcast son of Gilead recalled to lead against Ammon; delivered Israel but bound himself by a tragic vow.Open profile
- JoelDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old TestamentβYahweh is GodβProphetThe prophet who turned a locust plague into a call to repentance and foretold God pouring out his Spirit on all flesh.Open profile
- Manasseh of JudahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβcausing to forgetβKingJudah's longest-reigning and most idolatrous king, taken captive to Babylon, who then repented and sought the LORD.Open profile
- NabothDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβfruits / sproutβThe Jezreelite who refused to sell his ancestral vineyard to Ahab and was judicially murdered through Jezebel's plot.Open profile
- NicodemusGospels Β· New Testamentβvictor of the peopleβTeacherElderThe Pharisee and ruler who came to Jesus by night and later helped bury him.Open profile
- NimrodPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβwe shall rebel (traditionally connected to rebellion)βKingWarriorLeaderA grandson of Ham through Cush, the first 'mighty one' on earth and founder of Babel and the cities of Shinar and Assyria.Open profile
- OmriDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβservant / pupil (uncertain)βKingMilitary commanderArmy commander who founded Israel's most powerful dynasty, built Samaria as the new capital, and was father of Ahab.Open profile
- Philip the EvangelistApostolic Β· New Testamentβlover of horsesβEvangelistDeaconOne of the Seven and a bold evangelist who preached in Samaria and baptized the Ethiopian eunuch. Not Philip the apostle.Open profile
- RehoboamDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe people is enlargedβKingSolomon's son whose harsh answer split the kingdom, leaving him king over Judah alone.Open profile
- SethPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβappointed; placedβPatriarchThe third son of Adam and Eve, appointed in place of slain Abel, through whom the godly line to Noah descended.Open profile
- ShadrachExile Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβcommand of Aku (Babylonian name); Hananiah = 'the LORD is gracious'βStatesmanOne of Daniel's three companions (Hebrew name Hananiah), delivered unharmed from the fiery furnace.Open profile
- ShemPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβname; renownβPatriarchThe blessed son of Noah and ancestor of the Semitic peoples, through whom the line to Abraham and the Messiah descended.Open profile
- Simon the ZealotApostolic Β· New Testamentβhe has heardβApostleWarriorOne of the Twelve, marked out as 'the Zealot' β likely once tied to the fervent nationalist movement against Rome.Open profile
- TamarUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβpalm treeβDavid's daughter and Absalom's full sister, violated by her half-brother Amnon and left desolateβan innocent victim mourned in Scripture.Open profile
- ZedekiahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is my righteousnessβKingJudah's last king (formerly Mattaniah) who rebelled against Babylon; blinded and exiled when Jerusalem fell in 586 BC.Open profile
- AbednegoExile Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβservant of Nebo (Babylonian name); Azariah = 'the LORD has helped'βStatesmanOne of Daniel's three companions (Hebrew name Azariah), delivered unharmed from the fiery furnace.Open profile
- HaggaiReturn Β· Old TestamentβfestiveβProphetThe post-exilic prophet who roused the returned exiles under Zerubbabel to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.Open profile
- JamesApostolic Β· New TestamentβsupplanterβApostleOne of the Twelve, called son of Alphaeus, distinguished from James son of Zebedee and James the Lord's brother.Open profile
- Joseph of ArimatheaGospels Β· New Testamentβhe will addβDiscipleElderThe rich councillor and secret disciple who took courage, asked Pilate for Jesus' body, and laid him in his own new tomb.Open profile
- MeshachExile Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβwho is what Aku is (Babylonian name); Mishael = 'who is what God is'βStatesmanOne of Daniel's three companions (Hebrew name Mishael), delivered unharmed from the fiery furnace.Open profile
- AhasuerusReturn Β· Tribe of Gentile (Persian) Β· Old Testamentβmighty man / lion-king (from Xerxes)βKingThe Persian king (Xerxes I) who ruled from India to Ethiopia, deposed Vashti, and made Esther his queen.Open profile
- AhithophelUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβbrother of follyβSageStatesmanDavid's peerless counselor whose advice was 'as the oracle of God,' who betrayed him for Absalom and hanged himself when his counsel was rejected.Open profile
- AsaDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old TestamentβhealerβKingA reforming king who purged idols and trusted the LORD in battle, but leaned on Aram and physicians at the end.Open profile
- EphraimPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Ephraim Β· Old Testamentβdoubly fruitfulβPatriarchJoseph's younger son, whom Jacob blessed above his elder brother; ancestor of the leading northern tribe.Open profile
- GehaziDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβvalley of vision (uncertain)βElisha's attendant whose greed after Naaman's healing brought the Aramean's leprosy upon himself and his descendants.Open profile
- JaelJudges Β· Tribe of Gentile (Kenite) Β· Old Testamentβmountain goatβKenite woman who killed the fleeing commander Sisera with a tent peg, fulfilling Deborah's word.Open profile
- Jeroboam IIDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβmay the people multiply / the people will contendβKingThe powerful king under whom Israel reached its greatest extent and prosperity, yet whose age Amos and Hosea denounced.Open profile
- MarthaGospels Β· New Testamentβlady, mistressβDiscipleThe busy, hospitable sister of Mary and Lazarus who confessed Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God.Open profile
- Mary of BethanyGospels Β· New Testamentβfrom Miriam; meaning uncertainβDiscipleThe sister of Martha and Lazarus who sat at Jesus' feet to hear his word and anointed him for burial.Open profile
- MatthiasApostolic Β· New Testamentβgift of YahwehβApostleThe disciple chosen by lot to replace Judas Iscariot and complete the Twelve after the Ascension.Open profile
- MicaiahDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβwho is like the LORD?βProphetThe true prophet who alone foretold Ahab's death at Ramoth-gilead against four hundred court prophets.Open profile
- PriscillaApostolic Β· New TestamentβancientβMissionaryTeacherLeaderA gifted teacher who, with her husband Aquila, instructed Apollos and hosted house churches across three cities.Open profile
- TitusApostolic Β· New TestamentβhonourableβMissionaryLeaderA Greek coworker of Paul, troubleshooter to Corinth and organizer of the church in Crete.Open profile
- ZacchaeusGospels Β· New Testamentβpure, innocentβTax collectorDiscipleThe short chief tax collector of Jericho who climbed a sycamore to see Jesus and was transformed into a giver of restitution.Open profile
- AdonijahUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is my LordβLeaderDavid's fourth son who tried to seize the throne before his father's death, was outmaneuvered by Solomon, and later executed for a fatal request.Open profile
- AmnonUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old TestamentβfaithfulβDavid's firstborn, whose rape of his half-sister Tamar set his father's house on fire and cost him his life by Absalom's hand.Open profile
- AquilaApostolic Β· New TestamentβeagleβTentmakerMissionaryTeacherLeaderA Jewish tentmaker of Pontus who, with his wife Priscilla, hosted Paul, plied their trade together, and taught Apollos.Open profile
- BarakJudges Β· Tribe of NaphtaliβlightningβMilitary commanderJudgeCommander of Naphtali who, at Deborah's summons, routed Sisera's chariots at the Kishon.Open profile
- BelshazzarExile Β· Tribe of Gentile (Babylonian) Β· Old TestamentβBel, protect the kingβKingThe last Babylonian ruler, whose feast was interrupted by the writing on the wall the night Babylon fell.Open profile
- HazaelDivided Monarchy Β· Old TestamentβGod has seen / whom God beholdsβKingThe Aramean official, foretold by Elijah and Elisha, who murdered Ben-Hadad, seized Damascus, and became a scourge to Israel.Open profile
- Herod Agrippa IApostolic Β· Tribe of Gentile (Idumean) Β· New Testamentβheroic (Herod); Agrippa, Latin, traditionally 'born feet-first'βKingKing of Judea who killed James the apostle and imprisoned Peter, then was struck down by an angel for accepting worship (Acts 12).Open profile
- Joash of JudahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD has givenβKingThe child-king hidden from Athaliah who repaired the temple, then turned to idols and murdered Jehoiada's son.Open profile
- JudeApostolic Β· Tribe of Judah Β· New TestamentβpraiseβLeaderTeacherA brother of Jesus and of James, author of the short epistle of Jude urging believers to contend for the faith.Open profile
- LydiaApostolic Β· New Testamentβwoman of LydiaβDiscipleLeaderA God-fearing dealer in purple whose conversion at Philippi made her the first recorded believer in Europe.Open profile
- ManassehPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Manasseh Β· Old Testamentβcausing to forgetβPatriarchJoseph's firstborn son by Asenath, adopted by Jacob; ancestor of the tribe of Manasseh.Open profile
- MethuselahPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβman of the dart (traditionally 'when he dies, it shall come')βPatriarchThe son of Enoch and grandfather of Noah, the longest-lived man in Scripture at 969 years.Open profile
- NabalUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old TestamentβfoolβA rich, harsh Calebite of Maon whose insult to David nearly cost many lives, until his wise wife Abigail intervened and God struck him dead.Open profile
- ObadiahDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβservant of YahwehβProphetThe prophet whose one-chapter book condemns Edom's betrayal of Judah β not Ahab's steward Obadiah.Open profile
- PharaohExodus Β· Tribe of Gentile (Egyptian) Β· Old Testamentβgreat houseβKingThe king of Egypt who hardened his heart against Moses and Israel during the plagues and the Exodus.Open profile
- PhinehasWilderness Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβmouth of brass (uncertain)βPriestHigh PriestThe zealous priest whose act at Peor stayed the plague and won an everlasting priestly covenant.Open profile
- ReubenPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Reuben Β· Old Testamentβbehold, a sonβPatriarchJacob's firstborn by Leah; lost the birthright for defiling his father's bed, yet moved to spare Joseph's life.Open profile
- TamarPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Judahβpalm treeβMotherJudah's daughter-in-law, wronged by his sons, who secured her right by Judah himself and bore Perez, an ancestor of the Messiah. (Not Tamar daughter of David.)Open profile
- ZechariahGospels Β· Tribe of Levi Β· New Testamentβthe Lord has rememberedβPriestFatherThe priest of the division of Abijah, struck mute for doubting the birth of his son John the Baptist, who prophesied the Benedictus.Open profile
- ZephaniahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old TestamentβYahweh has treasuredβProphetThe royally descended prophet of Josiah's reign who announced the day of the LORD and a rejoicing, gathered remnant.Open profile
- AbishaiUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβmy father is a giftβWarriorMilitary commanderDavid's nephew and mighty man, brother of Joab, bold in battle and fiercely loyalβwho once begged to kill Saul and later saved David's life from a giant.Open profile
- AhazDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβhe has graspedβKingAn idolatrous king who sacrificed his children, refused Isaiah's sign, and made Judah a vassal of Assyria.Open profile
- BarabbasGospels Β· New Testamentβson of the fatherβThe imprisoned insurrectionist and murderer released by Pilate in place of Jesus at the Passover.Open profile
- EleazarWilderness Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old TestamentβGod has helpedβHigh PriestPriestAaron's son and successor as high priest, who with Joshua divided Canaan among the tribes.Open profile
- FelixApostolic Β· Tribe of Gentile (Roman) Β· New Testamentβhappy, fortunate (Latin)βGovernorRoman procurator of Judea who kept Paul bound at Caesarea two years, trembling at his preaching yet hoping for a bribe.Open profile
- GamalielApostolic Β· New TestamentβGod is my rewardβTeacherScribeA revered Pharisee and doctor of the law who counseled restraint toward the apostles and had taught the young Saul.Open profile
- HamPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβhot; warm (uncertain)βPatriarchA son of Noah whose disrespect of his father led to the curse on his son Canaan; ancestor of Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan.Open profile
- HosheaDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβsalvation / deliveranceβKingThe last king of Israel, whose rebellion against Assyria brought the fall of Samaria and the exile of the ten tribes.Open profile
- HushaiUnited Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβhasting / quickβStatesmanSageDavid's loyal friend who feigned allegiance to Absalom to overthrow Ahithophel's counsel and save the king.Open profile
- Jeshua the High PriestReturn Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is salvationβHigh PriestPriestThe returning high priest (Joshua son of Jozadak) who with Zerubbabel restored temple worship after the exile.Open profile
- Joram of IsraelDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is exalted / Yah is highβKingAhab's son who reigned during Elisha's ministry, fought Moab and Aram, and was killed by Jehu in Naboth's field.Open profile
- LabanPatriarchs Β· Old TestamentβwhiteβLeaderRebekah's brother and father of Leah and Rachel; Jacob's crafty uncle and father-in-law in Paddan-aram.Open profile
- NahumDivided Monarchy Β· Old TestamentβcomfortβProphetThe prophet who proclaimed the downfall of Nineveh, comfort for oppressed Judah under Assyria.Open profile
- PerezPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Judahβa breach; breaking forthβPatriarchSon of Judah by Tamar and twin of Zerah; head of a leading clan of Judah and ancestor of David and the Messiah.Open profile
- SimeonGospels Β· New TestamentβGod has heardβProphetThe devout man of Jerusalem promised he would see the Messiah, who took the infant Jesus in his arms and sang the Nunc Dimittis.Open profile
- SimeonPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Simeon Β· Old TestamentβheardβPatriarchJacob's second son by Leah; with Levi he avenged Dinah at Shechem, and was later held hostage in Egypt.Open profile
- The Ethiopian EunuchApostolic Β· New TestamentβNot given in ScriptureβStatesmanAn unnamed court official of the Ethiopian queen, reading Isaiah on the Gaza road, whom Philip explained the gospel to and baptized.Open profile
- Herod Agrippa IIApostolic Β· Tribe of Gentile (Idumean) Β· New TestamentβLatin family name, traditionally 'born feet-first'βKingThe last Herodian king, before whom Paul made his defense and who said, 'Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian' (Acts 26).Open profile
- Ananias of DamascusApostolic Β· New Testamentβthe LORD is graciousβDiscipleThe Damascus disciple who, obeying a vision, laid hands on the blinded Saul, restored his sight, and baptized him.Open profile
- ArtaxerxesReturn Β· Tribe of Gentile (Persian) Β· Old Testamentβwhose reign is through righteousness (Persian)βKingThe Persian king who commissioned both Ezra and Nehemiah to restore Jerusalem and its community.Open profile
- AthaliahDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is exalted (meaning uncertain)βQueenDaughter of Ahab and Jezebel who usurped Judah's throne and slew the royal seedβthe only queen to rule Judah.Open profile
- Ben-HadadDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβson of Hadad (the storm-god)βKingThe royal name of Aram's kings at Damascus; the Ben-Hadad who besieged Samaria and warred with Ahab was murdered by Hazael.Open profile
- EnochPrimeval Β· Old TestamentβdedicatedβProphetThe seventh from Adam who walked with God and was taken without dying.Open profile
- FestusApostolic Β· Tribe of Gentile (Roman) Β· New Testamentβfestive, joyful (Latin)βGovernorRoman procurator who succeeded Felix, heard Paul's appeal to Caesar, and cried that much learning had made him mad.Open profile
- Ish-boshethUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Benjamin Β· Old Testamentβman of shameβKingSaul's surviving son, made a rival king over Israel by Abner for two years before being murdered in his bed.Open profile
- Jehoiada the PriestDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD knowsβHigh PriestPriestThe high priest who hid the infant Joash, overthrew Athaliah, and guided Judah back to the LORD.Open profile
- JehoiakimDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD raises upβKingThe Egypt-installed king (formerly Eliakim) who burned Jeremiah's scroll and rebelled against Babylon.Open profile
- JethroExodus Β· Old Testamentβhis abundance / excellenceβPriestThe Midianite priest and father-in-law of Moses who counseled Israel's first judges.Open profile
- ObedJudges Β· Tribe of Judahβserving, worshiperβSon of Boaz and Ruth, born to restore Naomi's line; father of Jesse and grandfather of David.Open profile
- OnesimusApostolic Β· New TestamentβusefulβDiscipleA runaway slave of Philemon, converted through Paul in prison and sent back as 'a brother beloved.'Open profile
- PhoebeApostolic Β· New TestamentβbrightβDeaconLeaderA servant of the church at Cenchreae and patron of many, commended by Paul and likely the bearer of the letter to the Romans.Open profile
- Simon of CyreneGospels Β· New Testamentβhe has heardβThe passer-by from Cyrene compelled to carry the cross of Jesus on the way to Golgotha.Open profile
- TabithaApostolic Β· New TestamentβgazelleβDiscipleA disciple at Joppa, called Dorcas, full of good works and almsdeeds, whom Peter raised from the dead.Open profile
- VashtiReturn Β· Tribe of Gentile (Persian) Β· Old Testamentβbeautiful / bestβQueenQueen of Persia deposed by Ahasuerus for refusing to display herself at his banquet, making way for Esther.Open profile
- AnnaGospels Β· Tribe of Asher Β· New TestamentβgraceβProphetessThe aged prophetess of the tribe of Asher who worshiped in the temple and gave thanks over the infant Jesus.Open profile
- Darius the MedeExile Β· Tribe of Gentile (Median) Β· Old Testamentβhe who holds firm the goodβKingThe Median ruler of Babylon who reluctantly cast Daniel to the lions, then decreed reverence for Daniel's God; his identity is debated.Open profile
- DinahPatriarchs Β· Old Testamentβjudgment; vindicatedβThe daughter of Jacob and Leah, whose violation at Shechem provoked the vengeance of Simeon and Levi.Open profile
- JaphethPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβenlargement; may he enlargeβPatriarchThe son of Noah blessed with enlargement, ancestor of the maritime and northern peoples.Open profile
- KorahWilderness Β· Tribe of Leviβbaldness / iceβLeviteThe Levite who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron and was swallowed by the earth.Open profile
- Lot's WifePatriarchsβunknown (unnamed in Scripture)βMotherLot's wife who, fleeing Sodom, looked back and became a pillar of salt β a byword for clinging to a doomed world.Open profile
- PotipharPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Gentile (Egyptian) Β· Old Testamentβwhom Ra has given; belonging to the sunβStatesmanMilitary commanderEgyptian officer of Pharaoh who bought Joseph and set him over his house before imprisoning him on his wife's false charge.Open profile
- TerahPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβstation; wanderer (uncertain)βPatriarchThe father of Abraham, Nahor, and Haran, who set out from Ur toward Canaan but settled and died in Haran.Open profile
- ZipporahExodus Β· Old Testamentβbird / little birdβMotherThe Midianite wife of Moses who circumcised their son and so spared his life at the lodging-place.Open profile
- BartimaeusGospels Β· New Testamentβson of TimaeusβDiscipleThe blind beggar of Jericho who cried out to Jesus as Son of David and, healed, followed him on the way.Open profile
- DanPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Dan Β· Old Testamentβhe judged; vindicatedβPatriarchJacob's fifth son, born of Bilhah; ancestor of the tribe of Dan.Open profile
- Darius IReturn Β· Tribe of Gentile (Persian) Β· Old Testamentβhe who holds firm the goodβKingDarius the Great of Persia, who confirmed Cyrus's decree and financed the completion of the second temple.Open profile
- EhudJudges Β· Tribe of Benjamin Β· Old TestamentβunionβJudgeLeft-handed Benjamite judge who slew Eglon king of Moab with a hidden dagger and freed Israel.Open profile
- EpaphrasApostolic Β· New TestamentβlovelyβMissionaryEvangelistA Colossian evangelist and 'fellow servant' who founded the church at Colossae and labored fervently in prayer for it.Open profile
- GadUnited Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβfortune / a troopβProphetSeerDavid's seer, who guided him during his flight from Saul and delivered God's judgment after the census.Open profile
- HerodiasGospels Β· Tribe of Gentile (Idumean) Β· New Testamentβheroic (feminine of Herod)βQueenHerodian princess who left one uncle to marry another, Antipas, and engineered the beheading of John the Baptist.Open profile
- HuldahDivided Monarchy Β· Old TestamentβweaselβProphetessThe prophetess of Jerusalem whom Josiah's officials consulted after the Book of the Law was found.Open profile
- JairusGospels Β· New Testamentβhe enlightensβLeaderDiscipleThe synagogue ruler who fell at Jesus' feet for his dying daughter and saw her raised to life.Open profile
- Jehoash of IsraelDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD has bestowedβKingGrandson of Jehu who wept at Elisha's deathbed, recovered towns from Aram, and defeated Amaziah of Judah.Open profile
- JehoiachinDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD will establishβKingThe young king exiled to Babylon after a three-month reign, later released from prison by Evil-Merodach.Open profile
- JochebedExodus Β· Tribe of Leviβthe LORD is gloryβMotherThe believing Levite mother who hid the infant Moses and set him in an ark on the Nile.Open profile
- Obadiah the StewardDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβservant of the LORDβGovernorAhab's God-fearing palace governor who hid a hundred prophets from Jezebel and brought Elijah to meet the king.Open profile
- PekahDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβopening (of eyes) / watchfulβKingMilitary commanderThe officer-usurper who allied with Aram against Judah and lost great territory and populace to Assyria.Open profile
- PhilemonApostolic Β· New TestamentβaffectionateβLeaderA wealthy Christian of Colossae, host of a house church and master of Onesimus, to whom Paul wrote his shortest letter.Open profile
- ShimeiUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Benjamin Β· Old Testamentβrenowned / the LORD hearsβA Benjamite of Saul's clan who cursed the fleeing David, was pardoned, then executed under Solomon for breaking his oath of confinement.Open profile
- Simon MagusApostolic Β· New Testamentβhe has heardβSageA Samaritan sorcerer who believed under Philip but tried to buy the Spirit's power from the apostles, earning Peter's rebuke.Open profile
- Pharaoh (of Joseph)Patriarchs Β· Tribe of Gentile (Egyptian) Β· Old Testamentβgreat house (royal title)βKingThe king of Egypt whose dreams Joseph interpreted, who then raised him to be governor over all Egypt. (Distinct from the Pharaoh of the Exodus.)Open profile
- AgabusApostolic Β· New TestamentβlocustβProphetA prophet from Jerusalem who foretold a great famine and later dramatized Paul's coming imprisonment.Open profile
- Ahaziah of IsraelDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD has grasped / Yah holdsβKingSon of Ahab and Jezebel and eighth king of Israel, who consulted Baal-zebub and was rebuked by Elijah after a fatal fall.Open profile
- AmasaUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old TestamentβburdenβMilitary commanderDavid's nephew who commanded Absalom's rebel army, was pardoned and promoted over Joab, then treacherously murdered by him.Open profile
- AsherPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Asherβhappy; blessedβPatriarchJacob's eighth son, born of Zilpah; ancestor of the tribe of Asher, blessed with rich food and royal dainties.Open profile
- BaashaDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Issachar Β· Old Testamentβboldness (uncertain)βKingAn Issacharite usurper who wiped out the house of Jeroboam, reigned twenty-four years, and warred against Asa of Judah.Open profile
- BaruchDivided Monarchy Β· Old TestamentβblessedβScribeThe faithful scribe of Jeremiah who wrote and preserved the prophet's scroll amid Judah's fall.Open profile
- BezalelExodus Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβin the shadow of GodβLeaderThe Spirit-filled master craftsman of Judah who built the tabernacle and its furnishings.Open profile
- GadPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Gad Β· Old Testamentβgood fortune; a troopβPatriarchJacob's seventh son, born of Zilpah; ancestor of the tribe of Gad.Open profile
- GedaliahDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is greatβGovernorThe governor Babylon set over Judah's remnant after Jerusalem fell, soon assassinated at Mizpah.Open profile
- HilkiahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is my portionβHigh PriestPriestThe high priest under Josiah who found the Book of the Law during the temple repairs.Open profile
- IssacharPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Issachar Β· Old Testamentβreward; there is recompenseβPatriarchJacob's ninth son, born of Leah; ancestor of the tribe of Issachar, a strong laborer of the land.Open profile
- JonadabDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is willing / Yah is generousβLeaderThe Rechabite leader who rode with Jehu against Baal and whose rule of abstinence Jeremiah later held up as a model of obedience.Open profile
- JuniaApostolic Β· New TestamentβyouthfulβMissionaryA kinswoman and fellow prisoner of Paul, 'of note among the apostles,' in Christ before him.Open profile
- NaphtaliPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Naphtali Β· Old Testamentβmy wrestlingβPatriarchJacob's sixth son, born of Bilhah; ancestor of the tribe of Naphtali.Open profile
- OthnielJudges Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβlion of GodβJudgeMilitary commanderIsrael's first judge; kinsman of Caleb who delivered the land from Cushan-rishathaim of Aram.Open profile
- TychicusApostolic Β· New TestamentβfortunateβMissionaryLeaderA beloved and faithful minister from Asia who carried Paul's letters and served as his trusted envoy.Open profile
- ZebulunPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Zebulun Β· Old Testamentβdwelling; honorβPatriarchJacob's tenth son, born of Leah; ancestor of the tribe of Zebulun, dwelling by the sea.Open profile
- AmramExodus Β· Tribe of Leviβexalted peopleβFatherThe Levite father of Aaron, Moses, and Miriam; head of the Kohathite priestly family.Open profile
- AsenathPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Gentile (Egyptian) Β· Old Testamentβbelonging to Neith (uncertain)βMatriarchThe Egyptian daughter of Potiphera priest of On, given to Joseph as wife; mother of Manasseh and Ephraim.Open profile
- KeturahPatriarchs Β· Old Testamentβincense; fragranceβMotherAbraham's wife after Sarah's death, mother of six sons who fathered Arabian and Midianite peoples.Open profile
- OgWilderness Β· Old Testamentβlong-necked / giant (uncertain)βKingThe giant Amorite king of Bashan, last of the Rephaim, defeated by Israel at Edrei.Open profile
- Abimelech (son of Gideon)Judges Β· Tribe of Manasseh Β· Old Testamentβmy father is kingβKingGideon's son by a concubine who murdered his seventy brothers and made himself king of Shechem; not the Philistine kings named Abimelech.Open profile
- AmaziahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is mightyβKingKing who conquered Edom, then worshipped its gods and was routed by Israel and slain by conspirators.Open profile
- AnaniasApostolic Β· New Testamentβthe LORD is graciousβDiscipleA member of the Jerusalem church who, with his wife Sapphira, lied to the Holy Spirit about a gift and fell dead. Distinct from Ananias of Damascus.Open profile
- AndronicusApostolic Β· New Testamentβman of victoryβMissionaryA kinsman and fellow prisoner of Paul, of note among the apostles and in Christ before him.Open profile
- AsahelUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old TestamentβGod has madeβWarriorThe youngest of Zeruiah's sons, swift as a wild gazelle, one of the thirty, killed by Abner while pursuing him at Gibeon.Open profile
- BarzillaiUnited Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβman of ironβElderA wealthy, aged Gileadite who provisioned David in exile at Mahanaim and graciously declined a place at court for the peace of his home.Open profile
- DemasApostolic Β· New Testamentβof the peopleβDiscipleA fellow worker of Paul who later deserted him, 'having loved this present world.'Open profile
- Doeg the EdomiteUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Gentile (Edomite) Β· Old Testamentβanxious / fearfulβLeaderSaul's chief herdsman who informed on David and then slaughtered the priests of Nob when Israelites refused.Open profile
- ElkanahJudges Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old TestamentβGod has created (God has possessed)βFatherLevite of Ramah, husband of Hannah and Peninnah, and father of Samuel.Open profile
- GomerDivided Monarchy Β· Old TestamentβcompletionβMotherThe wife of Hosea whose marriage and unfaithfulness became a living sign of Israel's covenant infidelity.Open profile
- Jehoahaz of IsraelDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD has graspedβKingSon of Jehu, oppressed by Aram until he sought the LORD, who gave Israel a deliverer.Open profile
- MenahemDivided Monarchy Β· Old TestamentβcomforterβKingA brutal usurper who bought off the Assyrian king Pul with a heavy tribute exacted from Israel's wealthy.Open profile
- NadabExodus Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβgenerous / willingβPriestAaron's firstborn, struck down with Abihu for offering unauthorized 'strange fire' before the LORD.Open profile
- Potiphar's WifePatriarchs Β· Tribe of Gentile (Egyptian) Β· Old Testamentβunknown (unnamed in Scripture)βThe Egyptian wife of Potiphar who tried to seduce Joseph and, spurned, falsely accused him of assault.Open profile
- Salome, Daughter of HerodiasGospels Β· Tribe of Gentile (Idumean) Β· New Testamentβpeace (from Hebrew shalom)βQueenThe girl whose dance before Antipas won, at her mother's bidding, the head of John the Baptist; unnamed in the Gospels, traditionally called Salome.Open profile
- SanballatReturn Β· Tribe of Gentile (Samaritan) Β· Old TestamentβSin (moon-god) gives lifeβStatesmanThe Samaritan official who led the opposition to Nehemiah's rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls.Open profile
- SihonWilderness Β· Old Testamentβsweeping away / warrior (uncertain)βKingThe Amorite king of Heshbon whose defeat at Jahaz opened the Transjordan to Israel.Open profile
- SiseraJudges Β· Tribe of Gentile (Canaanite) Β· Old Testamentβuncertain (non-Semitic origin)βMilitary commanderCanaanite commander of Jabin's army, defeated at the Kishon and killed by Jael.Open profile
- TheophilusApostolic Β· Tribe of Gentile (Greek) Β· New Testamentβfriend (or lover) of GodβLeaderThe 'most excellent' Gentile patron to whom Luke addressed both his Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles.Open profile
- ZimriDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβmy music / praiseβKingMilitary commanderA chariot commander who murdered King Elah, reigned only seven days, and burned the palace over himself when Omri closed in.Open profile
- AbihuExodus Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβhe is my fatherβPriestAaron's second son, consumed with Nadab for profaning the altar with unauthorized fire.Open profile
- BilhahPatriarchs Β· Old Testamentβtimid; falteringβMatriarchRachel's handmaid, given to Jacob as concubine; mother of the tribes of Dan and Naphtali.Open profile
- CrispusApostolic Β· New Testamentβcurly-hairedβLeaderThe chief ruler of the Corinthian synagogue who believed with all his house and was baptized by Paul himself.Open profile
- ErastusApostolic Β· New TestamentβbelovedβStatesmanLeaderThe city treasurer of Corinth and one of Paul's helpers, who ministered with Timothy and remained at Corinth.Open profile
- EutychusApostolic Β· New TestamentβfortunateβDiscipleThe young man at Troas who fell asleep during Paul's long sermon, dropped from a third-story window, and was raised alive.Open profile
- SosthenesApostolic Β· New Testamentβsafe in strengthβLeaderA ruler of the Corinthian synagogue beaten before Gallio, likely the same 'brother Sosthenes' who joined Paul in writing 1 Corinthians.Open profile
- AbijahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is my fatherβKingRehoboam's son (called Abijam in Kings) who defeated Jeroboam yet walked in his father's sins.Open profile
- AchanConquest Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old TestamentβtroublerβMan of Judah whose theft of devoted spoil from Jericho brought defeat at Ai and judgment on himself and his house.Open profile
- CanaanPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβlowland; merchant (uncertain)βPatriarchThe son of Ham cursed to servitude by Noah; eponymous ancestor of the Canaanite peoples (distinct from the land of Canaan).Open profile
- EberPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβthe region beyond; one who crosses overβPatriarchThe great-grandson of Shem and ancestor of Abraham, from whose name the term 'Hebrew' is traditionally derived.Open profile
- Eliphaz the TemanitePatriarchs Β· Old Testamentβmy God is fine goldβSageElderThe eldest of Job's three friends, from Teman in Edom, who argued that Job's suffering must be the fruit of hidden sin. (Not Esau's son Eliphaz.)Open profile
- Jotham of JudahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is uprightβKingA steady, upright king who built the temple's upper gate while his people still corrupted themselves.Open profile
- LamechPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβuncertain (traditionally 'powerful' or 'to bring low')βFatherPatriarchThe son of Methuselah and father of Noah, who prophesied that his son would bring comfort from the cursed ground.Open profile
- ManaenApostolic Β· New TestamentβcomforterβProphetTeacherA prophet and teacher at Antioch, foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, among those who commissioned Barnabas and Saul.Open profile
- NaamahUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Gentile (Ammonite) Β· Old Testamentβpleasant / sweetnessβQueenMotherAn Ammonite wife of Solomon and the mother of Rehoboam, king of Judah.Open profile
- NadabDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Ephraim Β· Old Testamentβgenerous / willingβKingSon and successor of Jeroboam I, the second king of Israel, struck down by Baasha while besieging Gibbethon.Open profile
- NahshonExodus Β· Tribe of Judahβenchanter / serpentβLeaderPrince of Judah who led the camp's march and stands in the royal line to David and Christ.Open profile
- RhodaApostolic Β· New TestamentβroseβDiscipleThe servant girl at Mary's house who, overjoyed at Peter's voice, ran to tell the others and left him knocking at the gate.Open profile
- SalomeGospels Β· New TestamentβpeaceβMotherDiscipleThe wife of Zebedee and mother of James and John, one of the women who followed Jesus and came to the tomb.Open profile
- SapphiraApostolic Β· New Testamentβsapphire; beautifulβDiscipleWife of Ananias, complicit in his deceit over the gift, who lied to Peter and fell dead three hours after her husband.Open profile
- ShaphanDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβrock badgerβScribeJosiah's scribe who read the recovered Book of the Law before the king; father of a line that protected Jeremiah.Open profile
- ShebaUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Benjamin Β· Old Testamentβseven / oathβA Benjamite who raised a fresh revolt against David after Absalom's fall, ended when a wise woman had him beheaded in a besieged city.Open profile
- ZerahPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Judahβdawning; brightnessβPatriarchSon of Judah by Tamar and twin of Perez, whose scarlet-threaded hand appeared first at their birth.Open profile
- ZeruiahUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβbalm / perfumed with masticβMotherDavid's sister and the mother of his three formidable commandersβJoab, Abishai, and Asahel.Open profile
- ZilpahPatriarchs Β· Old Testamentβa trickling; fragrant droppingβMatriarchLeah's handmaid, given to Jacob as concubine; mother of the tribes of Gad and Asher.Open profile
- BalakWilderness Β· Old Testamentβdevastator / one who lays wasteβKingThe Moabite king who hired Balaam to curse Israel but heard only blessings pronounced.Open profile
- ElahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Issachar Β· Old Testamentβoak / terebinthβKingSon of Baasha and fourth king of Israel, murdered while drunk by his chariot commander Zimri.Open profile
- ElimelechJudges Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβmy God is kingβMan of Bethlehem in Judah, husband of Naomi, who sojourned in Moab and died there.Open profile
- GershomExodus Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβa sojourner thereβLeviteThe firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah, named for Moses's exile as a stranger in Midian.Open profile
- Jehoram of JudahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is exaltedβKingJehoshaphat's son who married Athaliah, murdered his brothers, and died of an incurable disease as Elijah foretold.Open profile
- MerabUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Benjamin Β· Old Testamentβincrease / abundanceβSaul's elder daughter, first promised to David but given instead to Adriel; her five sons were later executed by the Gibeonites.Open profile
- OnanPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβstrong; vigorousβJudah's second son, who refused the levirate duty to raise offspring for his dead brother and was struck down by the LORD.Open profile
- OrpahJudges Β· Tribe of Gentile (Moabite) Β· Old Testamentβneck, mane (uncertain)βMoabite widow of Chilion who, unlike Ruth, turned back to her own people at Naomi's urging.Open profile
- PekahiahDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD has opened (the eyes)βKingSon of Menahem, king for two years before his officer Pekah assassinated him in the palace citadel.Open profile
- Sergius PaulusApostolic Β· Tribe of Gentile (Roman) Β· New TestamentβSergius, a Roman gens; Paulus, 'small' (Latin)βGovernorProconsul of Cyprus, a prudent man who believed the gospel after seeing the sorcerer Elymas struck blind.Open profile
- Shallum of IsraelDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβrecompense / retributionβKingThe usurper who killed Zechariah and reigned only one month before Menahem overthrew him.Open profile
- The Centurion at the CrossGospels Β· Tribe of Gentile (Roman) Β· New TestamentβββMilitary commanderThe unnamed Roman centurion at the crucifixion who, seeing how Jesus died, confessed him as the Son of God.Open profile
- TobiahReturn Β· Tribe of Gentile (Ammonite) Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD is goodβStatesmanThe Ammonite official who, with Sanballat, opposed and undermined Nehemiah's work in Jerusalem.Open profile
- Zechariah of IsraelDivided Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD has rememberedβKingLast king of Jehu's dynasty, reigning six months before Shallum assassinated him, fulfilling the four-generation promise to Jehu.Open profile
- ZelophehadWilderness Β· Tribe of Manasseh Β· Old Testamentβshadow from terror (uncertain)βFatherThe man of Manasseh whose five daughters won the landmark ruling that daughters may inherit.Open profile
- ZibaUnited Monarchy Β· Tribe of Benjamin Β· Old Testamentβplantation / stationβA steward of Saul's household who served Mephibosheth but slandered him during Absalom's revolt to seize his estate.Open profile
- Ahaziah of JudahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD has graspedβKingSon of Jehoram and Athaliah; reigned one year and was killed by Jehu, triggering Athaliah's usurpation.Open profile
- BerniceApostolic Β· Tribe of Gentile (Idumean) Β· New Testamentβbringing victory (Macedonian form of Pherenike)βQueenHerodian princess, sister and companion of Agrippa II, present when Paul defended himself at Caesarea.Open profile
- CushPrimeval Β· Old TestamentβCush; Ethiopia (of uncertain root)βPatriarchThe eldest son of Ham and father of Nimrod, eponymous ancestor of the Cushite peoples of the upper Nile.Open profile
- Demetrius the SilversmithApostolic Β· Tribe of Gentile (Greek) Β· New Testamentβbelonging to DemeterβLeaderThe Ephesian silversmith whose trade in shrines of Diana provoked the great riot against Paul (Acts 19); distinct from the Demetrius of good report in 3 John.Open profile
- GallioApostolic Β· Tribe of Gentile (Roman) Β· New TestamentβRoman family name (of the gens Junia)βGovernorProconsul of Achaia who refused to try Paul on a matter of Jewish law, setting a legal precedent for the gospel's spread.Open profile
- HaranPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβmountaineer (uncertain)βFatherA son of Terah and father of Lot, Milcah, and Iscah, who died in Ur before his father (distinct from the city of Haran).Open profile
- Herod ArchelausGospels Β· Tribe of Gentile (Idumean) Β· New Testamentβmaster of the peopleβGovernorEthnarch of Judea whose cruel reign led Joseph to settle the holy family in Galilee instead; son of Herod the Great.Open profile
- HurExodus Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβnoble / whiteβLeaderThe faithful leader of Judah who with Aaron upheld Moses's hands in the victory over Amalek.Open profile
- Jehoahaz of JudahDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβthe LORD has graspedβKingJosiah's son (Shallum) enthroned by the people, deposed after three months and taken to die in Egypt.Open profile
- JoannaGospels Β· New Testamentβthe Lord is graciousβDiscipleThe wife of Herod's steward Chuza who supported Jesus' ministry and was among the women at the empty tomb.Open profile
- PelegPrimeval Β· Old TestamentβdivisionβPatriarchThe son of Eber, in whose days 'the earth was divided'; an ancestor of Abraham.Open profile
- ShamgarJudges Β· Old Testamentβuncertain (non-Hebrew origin)βJudgeJudge who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad and delivered Israel.Open profile
- SheshbazzarReturn Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβworshipper of fire (uncertain, Babylonian)βGovernorLeaderThe prince of Judah to whom Cyrus entrusted the temple vessels and who laid the temple's foundation.Open profile
- The Gerasene DemoniacGospels Β· New TestamentβββThe unnamed man of the Gerasenes possessed by a host of demons called Legion, delivered by Jesus and sent to tell what God had done.Open profile
- BethuelPatriarchs Β· Old Testamentβman of God; dweller in GodβFatherSon of Nahor and Milcah, father of Rebekah and Laban, and grandfather of Jacob and Esau.Open profile
- DathanWilderness Β· Tribe of Reuben Β· Old Testamentβfountain (uncertain)βLeaderA Reubenite ringleader of Korah's revolt, swallowed alive when the earth opened.Open profile
- EliezerExodus Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβmy God is helpβLeviteThe second son of Moses and Zipporah, named because God was Moses's help against Pharaoh.Open profile
- AbiramWilderness Β· Tribe of Reuben Β· Old Testamentβmy father is exaltedβLeaderBrother of Dathan and a Reubenite ringleader of Korah's revolt, swallowed alive with him.Open profile
- AhinoamUnited Monarchy Β· Old Testamentβmy brother is delightβMotherThe wife of King Saul and mother of his children, distinct from Ahinoam of Jezreel who married David.Open profile
- AmonDivided Monarchy Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβfaithful (meaning uncertain)βKingManasseh's son who revived his father's idolatry without repentance and was assassinated after two years.Open profile
- DrusillaApostolic Β· Tribe of Gentile (Idumean) Β· New Testamentβwatered by the dew (Latin, feminine of Drusus)βQueenJewish Herodian princess, wife of the governor Felix, who heard Paul reason of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come.Open profile
- EnoshPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβmortal man; frail humanityβPatriarchThe son of Seth in whose days men began to call upon the name of the LORD.Open profile
- ErPatriarchs Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβwatchful; awakeβJudah's firstborn son and first husband of Tamar, slain by the LORD for his wickedness.Open profile
- Herod Philip the TetrarchGospels Β· Tribe of Gentile (Idumean) Β· New Testamentβlover of horsesβGovernorTetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis named in Luke's dating of John the Baptist's ministry; son of Herod the Great.Open profile
- HophniJudges Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβpugilist (fists)βPriestWicked son of Eli, priest at Shiloh who despised the LORD's offering and died in battle when the ark was taken.Open profile
- IthamarExodus Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβcoast/land of palmsβPriestAaron's youngest priestly son, overseer of the tabernacle service and head of a priestly house.Open profile
- JannesExodus Β· New Testamentβhe who seduces (traditional)βSorcererTraditionally one of Pharaoh's magicians who withstood Moses; Paul's emblem of resisting the truth.Open profile
- ManoahJudges Β· Tribe of Dan Β· Old Testamentβrest, resting placeβFatherDanite of Zorah to whom, with his barren wife, the angel of the LORD announced the birth of Samson.Open profile
- MilcahPatriarchs Β· Old TestamentβqueenβMotherDaughter of Haran and wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother; mother of Bethuel and grandmother of Rebekah.Open profile
- NahorPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβsnorting (uncertain)βPatriarchA son of Terah and brother of Abraham, husband of Milcah and grandfather of Rebekah (distinct from his grandfather Nahor son of Serug).Open profile
- NebuzaradanExile Β· Tribe of Gentile (Babylonian) Β· Old TestamentβNebo has given offspringβMilitary commanderNebuchadnezzar's captain of the guard who burned Jerusalem and the temple and carried Judah into exile.Open profile
- Phinehas (son of Eli)Judges Β· Tribe of Levi Β· Old Testamentβmouth of brass (Egyptian: the Nubian)βPriestWicked son of Eli and priest at Shiloh who died when the ark was captured; not Phinehas the grandson of Aaron.Open profile
- Simon the PhariseeGospels Β· New Testamentβhe has heard (from Hebrew Shimon)βPhariseeThe Pharisee who invited Jesus to dine and, judging the sinful woman who anointed him, heard the parable of the two debtors (Luke 7).Open profile
- JambresExodus Β· New Testamentβtraditional; meaning uncertainβSorcererTraditionally the second of Pharaoh's magicians who withstood Moses; an example of counterfeit power.Open profile
- OholiabExodus Β· Tribe of Dan Β· Old Testamentβtent of the fatherβLeaderThe Spirit-gifted craftsman of Dan appointed with Bezalel to build the tabernacle.Open profile
- Claudius LysiasApostolic Β· Tribe of Gentile (Roman) Β· New TestamentβClaudius, 'lame' (Roman gens); Lysias, 'releaser'βMilitary commanderRoman tribune of the Jerusalem garrison who rescued Paul from the mob and thwarted the ambush against his life.Open profile
- ElishebaExodus Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old TestamentβGod is my oathβMotherWife of Aaron and mother of Israel's priestly line, joining the tribes of Levi and Judah.Open profile
- GeshemReturn Β· Tribe of Gentile (Arabian) Β· Old Testamentβrain / bodyβStatesmanThe Arabian chief who joined Sanballat and Tobiah in mocking and conspiring against Nehemiah.Open profile
- JaredPrimeval Β· Old TestamentβdescentβPatriarchThe son of Mahalalel and father of Enoch, sixth from Adam in the Sethite line.Open profile
- MahlonJudges Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old TestamentβsicklyβElder son of Elimelech and Naomi and the first husband of Ruth; he died in Moab.Open profile
- MalchusGospels Β· New TestamentβkingβThe servant of the high priest whose right ear Peter cut off in Gethsemane and whom Jesus healed.Open profile
- KenanPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβpossession; smith (uncertain)βPatriarchThe son of Enosh and fourth from Adam in the Sethite line.Open profile
- MahalalelPrimeval Β· Old Testamentβpraise of GodβPatriarchThe son of Kenan and fifth from Adam, whose name means 'praise of God'.Open profile
- AzariahDivided Monarchy Β· Old TestamentβYahweh has helpedβProphetThe Spirit-filled prophet whose charge to King Asa β 'the LORD is with you while you are with him' β sparked a covenant renewal.Open profile
- ChilionJudges Β· Tribe of Judah Β· Old Testamentβwasting, piningβYounger son of Elimelech and Naomi and the husband of Orpah; he died in Moab.Open profile
- DiotrephesApostolic Β· Tribe of Gentile (Greek) Β· New Testamentβnourished by ZeusβLeaderThe self-exalting church figure who loved preeminence, rejected the apostle John's letters, and cast out the brethren (3 John).Open profile
- Evil-merodachExile Β· Tribe of Gentile (Babylonian) Β· Old Testamentβman of MardukβKingNebuchadnezzar's son and successor, who released King Jehoiachin from prison and dined him at his table.Open profile
- IddoDivided Monarchy Β· Old TestamentβtimelyβProphetA seer and prophet of Judah whose records the Chronicler cites for the reigns of Solomon, Rehoboam, and Abijah.Open profile
- NehushtaDivided Monarchy Β· Old TestamentβbronzeβMotherJehoiakim's wife and mother of King Jehoiachin, exiled with him to Babylon.Open profile
- PubliusApostolic Β· Tribe of Gentile (Roman) Β· New Testamentβpublic (Latin praenomen)βLeaderThe chief man of Malta who lodged Paul's shipwrecked company courteously; Paul healed his fever-stricken father.Open profile
- OdedDivided Monarchy Β· Old TestamentβrestorerβProphetA prophet in Judah during Asa's reign and father of the prophet Azariah.Open profile
- Alexander the CoppersmithApostolic Β· Tribe of Gentile (Greek) Β· New Testamentβdefender of menβCraftsmanThe metalworker who did Paul much harm and greatly withstood his words, of whom Paul warned Timothy to beware.Open profile
- SusannaGospels Β· New TestamentβlilyβDiscipleOne of the women, named alongside Joanna, who followed Jesus and supported his ministry out of their own means.Open profile
- Jair (the judge)Judges Β· Tribe of Manasseh Β· Old Testamentβhe enlightensβJudgeMinor judge of Gilead who judged Israel twenty-two years; his thirty sons rode thirty donkeys and held Havvoth-jair.Open profile
- TertullusApostolic Β· New Testamentβdiminutive of Tertius, 'third' (Latin)βScribeThe hired orator who flatteringly prosecuted Paul before Felix on behalf of the high priest and elders.Open profile
- TolaJudges Β· Tribe of Issachar Β· Old Testamentβworm (crimson worm)βJudgeMinor judge of Issachar who judged Israel twenty-three years from Shamir.Open profile
- AbdonJudges Β· Tribe of Ephraim Β· Old Testamentβservile, serviceβJudgeMinor judge of Ephraim who judged Israel eight years; his forty sons and thirty grandsons rode seventy donkeys.Open profile
- ElonJudges Β· Tribe of Zebulun Β· Old Testamentβoak, terebinthβJudgeMinor judge of Zebulun who judged Israel ten years.Open profile
- IbzanJudges Β· Old Testamentβswift, splendid (uncertain)βJudgeMinor judge of Bethlehem who judged Israel seven years and had thirty sons and thirty daughters.Open profile
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