Biblical Figures

David

Shepherd anointed by Samuel who killed Goliath, reigned forty years over Judah and Israel, and received God's promise of an enduring dynasty.

John

Jesus

Born of Mary by the Holy Ghost, he preached the kingdom of God, was crucified under Pilate, and rose from the dead on the third day.

Moses

Led Israel out of Egypt and received the law from God at Sinai.

Judah

Fourth son of Jacob and Leah who offered himself in Benjamin's place and received Jacob's blessing of the sceptre.

Mark

Author of the Gospel of Mark

Saul

Jacob

Patriarch renamed Israel, whose twelve sons are the ancestors of the tribes of Israel.

Levi

Aaron

Brother and spokesman of Moses and the first high priest of Israel.

Ezra

Solomon

Son of David who reigned forty years over Israel, was famed for wisdom and wealth, and built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.

Pharaoh

Title of the Egyptian kings who deal with Abram, Joseph, Moses, Solomon and the later kings of Judah.

Ben

Listed among the brethren of the second degree in 1 Chronicles.

Abraham

Ancestor of Israel to whom God gave the covenant promises of land, descendants and blessing for all nations.

Joseph

Joshua

Ephraim

Younger son of Joseph whom Jacob adopted and blessed ahead of his older brother Manasseh.

Benjamin

Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, whose brother Joseph tested and then welcomed him in Egypt.

Paul

Apostle to the Gentiles, missionary in Acts, and writer of New Testament letters.

Peter

Leading apostle of Jesus who confessed him as the Christ and preached the gospel in the early church.

Eve

The first woman, made from Adam's rib, who was deceived by the serpent and named mother of all living.

Amos

Jeremiah

Manasseh

Samuel

Prophet and lifelong judge of Israel who anointed Saul and then David as king.

Isaac

Promised son of Abraham and Sarah, bound on the altar at Moriah, and father of Esau and Jacob.

Jonathan

Absalom

Son of David who killed his brother Amnon and led a rebellion to seize his father's throne.

Ruth

Moabite widow who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi, married Boaz and became the great-grandmother of King David.

Reuben

Jacob's firstborn son, who tried to save Joseph and lost his birthright for defiling his father's bed.

Jehoshaphat

Daniel

Shem

Son of Noah who survived the Flood in the ark and is named in the line leading to Abraham.

Elisha

Successor of Elijah who performed many miracles and spoke the word of the LORD to the kings of Israel and Syria.

Simon

Peter's original name.

Eleazar

Elijah

Prophet who confronts Ahab and the prophets of Baal and is taken up into heaven by a whirlwind.

Abner

Commander of Saul's army who made Ishbosheth king, then turned to David and was killed by Joab.

Zedekiah

Esther

Jewish queen who pleaded with King Ahasuerus to save her people from Haman's plot and confirmed the feast of Purim.

Laban

Rebekah's brother, who gave his daughters Leah and Rachel to Jacob as wives and deceived him over the marriage.

Herod

Name shared by the king at Jesus' birth, the tetrarch of Galilee who beheaded John the Baptist, and the king who persecuted the church in Acts 12.

Mary

Noah

Righteous man who built the ark and survived the flood with his family.

Simeon

Ishmael

Name of Abraham's son by Hagar and of several other men, including the assassin of Gedaliah.

Caesar

The title of the Roman emperors who ruled during the events of the Gospels and Acts, including Augustus, Tiberius and Claudius.

Rachel

Jacob's beloved wife and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin.

Gideon

Delivered Israel from the Midianites with three hundred men.

Lot

Abraham's nephew who was rescued from the destruction of Sodom and became the ancestor of Moab and Ammon.

Philip

James

Sarah

Samson

Nazirite judge whose God-given strength he used against the Philistines, ending with his death in the temple of Dagon.

Zechariah

Caleb

Leah

Elder daughter of Laban and wife of Jacob, who bore him six sons and his daughter Dinah.

Adam

The first man, formed by God from the dust, whose disobedience in Eden brought death to all, according to Paul.

Judas

Betrayed Jesus with a kiss.

Isaiah

Prophet of Judah who counseled King Hezekiah and whose visions concerning Judah and Jerusalem form the book of Isaiah.

Micah

Rebekah

Wife of Isaac and mother of Esau and Jacob, who helped Jacob obtain his father's blessing.

Jephthah

Gileadite captain who defeated the Ammonites and made a vow concerning his daughter.

Korah

Cain

Boaz

Marries Ruth as her near kinsman and becomes the great-grandfather of King David.

Tamar

Jezebel

Queen who promoted Baal worship, persecuted the LORD's prophets and had Naboth killed.

Elkanah

Naomi

Mother-in-law of Ruth, who returns from Moab to Bethlehem with her and guides her toward marriage with Boaz.

Manoah

Father of Samson, to whom the angel of the LORD appeared before Samson's birth.

Tirzah

Abigail

Name of Nabal's wife, later David's wife, and of David's sister, the mother of Amasa.

Hagar

Egyptian handmaid of Sarai who bore Ishmael to Abram.

Lazarus

Miriam

Prophetess and sister of Moses and Aaron who led the women in song after the crossing of the sea.

Barak

Led ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun to defeat Sisera, captain of Jabin's army, at Deborah's summons.

Andrew

Fisherman and apostle of Jesus who brought his brother Simon Peter to Jesus.

Ephron

He sold Abraham the field and cave of Machpelah, which became the family burial place.

Martha

Woman of Bethany who received Jesus into her home and confessed him as the Christ, the Son of God.

Thomas

Apostle who, after seeing the risen Jesus, confessed him as My Lord and my God.

Ananias

Japheth

Son of Noah who survived the flood in the ark and whose seven sons head a branch of the Table of Nations.

Bathsheba

Wife of Uriah and then of King David, and mother of Solomon, whose succession she secured.

Cornelius

Roman centurion in Caesarea whose household received the Holy Spirit and was baptized after hearing Peter preach.

Dathan

Led a rebellion with Korah and Abiram against Moses and Aaron and was swallowed by the earth.

Deborah

Jethro

Father-in-law of Moses who blessed the LORD, offered sacrifices, and advised Moses to appoint judges over the people.

Rahab

Hid Joshua's two spies in Jericho and was spared with her family when the city was destroyed.

Bezaleel

Othniel

Captured Kirjath-sepher, married Caleb's daughter Achsah, and delivered Israel from Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia.

Stephen

Chosen as one of the seven in Jerusalem, he did wonders among the people and was stoned after his speech before the council.

Zilpah

Leah's handmaid who became Jacob's wife and the mother of Gad and Asher.

Achan

Took forbidden plunder from Jericho, bringing defeat on Israel at Ai, and was stoned in the valley of Achor.

Alexander

Aquila

With his wife Priscilla, he worked with Paul, taught Apollos and hosted a church in their home.

Cephas

Leading apostle of Jesus, renamed Cephas (Peter), who confessed Jesus as the Christ and preached in the early church.

Goliath

Philistine champion of Gath who defied Israel and was killed by David with a sling and a stone.

Jael

Killed Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, in her tent.

Nathanael

Brought to Jesus by Philip, he confessed Jesus as the Son of God and the King of Israel.

Anna

Aged widow and prophetess who gave thanks for the infant Jesus in the temple and spoke of him to those awaiting redemption in Jerusalem.

Matthew

Tax collector called by Jesus to follow him, and one of the twelve apostles.

Nicodemus

Visits Jesus by night, urges a fair hearing for him, and helps Joseph of Arimathaea bury his body.

Priscilla

With her husband Aquila, she worked alongside Paul, taught Apollos the way of God more perfectly, and hosted a church in their house.

Bartholomew

Apostle and missionary

Luke

Writer of the Gospel of Luke

Hosea

Prophet whose marriage to Gomer pictures the LORD's relationship with unfaithful Israel.

Zipporah

Midianite wife of Moses who circumcised her son on the journey to Egypt.

Ezekiel

Prophet to the Jewish exiles in Babylonia whose visions and sign-acts are recorded in the book of Ezekiel.

Jairus

Synagogue ruler whose daughter Jesus raises from the dead.

Jehoshua

Moses' assistant and successor, who led Israel into Canaan and divided the land among the tribes.

Jochebed

Mother of Moses, who hid him and laid him in an ark of bulrushes by the river's brink.

Matthias

Chosen by lot to replace Judas Iscariot among the twelve apostles.

Salome

One of the women who watched the crucifixion and brought spices to anoint Jesus' body, finding the tomb empty.

Junia

Greeted by Paul as a kinsman and fellow prisoner who was of note among the apostles and in Christ before him.

Rebecca

Wife of Isaac

Abimelech

Balaam

Hired by Balak to curse Israel, he blessed them instead, but later gave counsel that led Israel into sin at Peor.

Elizabeth

Wife of the priest Zacharias and mother of John the Baptist, who conceived in her old age after being barren.

Esau

Elder twin of Jacob who sold his birthright and lost his father's blessing, later founding the nation of Edom.

Ham

Son of Noah who survived the Flood in the ark and whose descendants include Cush, Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan.

Jehoiakim

King of Judah set on the throne by Pharaoh Necho, who rebelled against Babylon and burned Jeremiah's scroll.

Joseph of Arimathea

Asked Pilate for the body of Jesus and laid it in a new rock-hewn tomb.

Judas Iscariot

One of the twelve apostles, who betrayed Jesus to the chief priests for thirty pieces of silver.

Mary Magdalene

Follower of Jesus, delivered from seven devils, who witnessed his crucifixion and burial and was among the first to see him risen.

Nadab

Name borne by Aaron's eldest son, who died for offering strange fire, and by a king of Israel who was assassinated by Baasha.

Rehoboam

Son and successor of Solomon whose harsh answer at Shechem led the northern tribes to break away under Jeroboam.

Zerubbabel

Leads the returned exiles and the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem.

Saint Joseph

Saint Joseph was the earthly father of Jesus and the protective husband of the Virgin Mary