People of the Bible
227 people of the Bible, from Adam to the apostles: who they were, their families, and when they lived. Explore the family tree or open the interactive timeline.
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A
- Aaron
High Priest living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness - Abel
Man living at the time before the Flood - Abigail
David's wife living at the time of United Monarchy - Abijah
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Abraham
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Absalom
David's son living at the time of United Monarchy - Adam
Man living at the time before the Flood - Ahab
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Ahaz
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Ahaziah of Israel
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Ahaziah of Judah
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Albinus and Florus
Procurators of Judea - Amaziah
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Amon
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Amram
Moses' father living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness - Andrew
Apostle living at the time of the New Testament - Apollos
Man living at the time of the New Testament - Aquila
Man living at the time of the New Testament - Archelaus
Ethnarch living at the time of the New Testament - Arpachshad
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Asa
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Asenath
Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs - Asher
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs - Asshur
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Athaliah
Queen living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Augustus
Emperor living at the time of the New Testament
B
- Baasha
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Barak
Judge living before Israel's Monarchy - Barnabas
Levite living at the time of the New Testament - Bartholomew
Apostle living at the time of the New Testament - Bathsheba
David's wife living at the time of United Monarchy - Benjamin
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs - Bilhah
Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs - Boaz
Man living before Israel's Monarchy
C
- Caiaphas
High Priest living at the time of the New Testament - Cain
Man living at the time before the Flood - Caleb
Joshua's compatriot living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness and Conquest - Caligula
Roman emperor - Canaan
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Claudius
Emperor living at the time of the New Testament - Cornelius
Man living at the time of the New Testament - Cush
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
D
- Dan
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs - Daniel
Prophet living at the time of Exile and Return - David
King living at the time of United Monarchy - Deborah
Judge living before Israel's Monarchy - Dinah
Jacob's daughter living at the time of the Patriarchs - Domitian
Roman emperor
E
- Eber
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Elah
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Elam
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Eli
High Priest living at the time of United Monarchy - Elijah
Prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Elisha
Prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Elizabeth
Woman living at the time of the New Testament - Enoch
Man living at the time before the Flood - Enosh
Man living at the time before the Flood - Ephraim
Joseph's son living at the time of the Patriarchs - Esau
Edomite living at the time of the Patriarchs - Esther
Woman living at the time of Exile and Return - Eve
Woman living at the time before the Flood - Ezekiel
Prophet living at the time of Exile and Return - Ezra
Priest living at the time of Exile and Return
F
G
- Gad
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs - Galba, Otho, Vitellius
Roman emperors - Gershom
Levite living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness - Gideon
Judge living before Israel's Monarchy - Gomer
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
H
- Hagar
Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs - Ham
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Hannah
Woman living at the time of United Monarchy - Haran
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Herod Agrippa I
Tetrarch living at the time of the New Testament - Herod Agrippa II
Tetrarch living at the time of the New Testament - Herod Antipas
Tetrarch living at the time of the New Testament - Herod the Great
King Herod the Great: Ruler living at the time of the New Testament - Herodias
Woman living at the time of the New Testament - Hezekiah
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Hoshea
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy
I
- Isaac
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Isaiah
Prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Ishbosheth
Saul's son living at the time of United Monarchy - Ishmael
Abraham's son living at the time of the Patriarchs - Issachar
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs
J
- Jabal
Man living at the time before the Flood - Jacob
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - James son of Alphaeus
Apostle living at the time of the New Testament - James son of Zebedee
Apostle living at the time of the New Testament - James the brother of Jesus
Man living at the time of the New Testament - Japheth
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Jared
Man living at the time before the Flood - Javan
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Jehoahaz of Israel
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Jehoahaz of Judah
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Jehoash of Israel
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Jehoiachin
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Jehoiakim
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Jehoram
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Jehoshaphat
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Jehu
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Jephthah
Judge living before Israel's Monarchy - Jeremiah
Prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Jeroboam I
King living at the time of United Monarchy and Divided Monarchy - Jeroboam II
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Jesse
David's father living at the time of United Monarchy - Jesus
Man living at the time of the New Testament - Jethro
Midianite living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness - Jezebel
Queen living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Joab
David's compatriot living at the time of United Monarchy - Joash of Judah
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Jochebed
Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness - John the Baptist
Prophet living at the time of the New Testament - John the apostle
Apostle living at the time of the New Testament - Joktan
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Jonathan
David's compatriot living at the time of United Monarchy - Joram
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Joseph of Arimathea
Man living at the time of the New Testament - Joseph son of Jacob
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs - Joseph the husband of Mary
Mary's husband living at the time of the New Testament - Joshua
Judge living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness and Conquest - Josiah
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Jotham
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Jubal
Man living at the time before the Flood - Judah
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs - Judas Iscariot
Apostle living at the time of the New Testament - Judas son of James (Thaddaeus)
Apostle living at the time of the New Testament
K
L
- Laban
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Lamech son of Methushael
Man living at the time before the Flood - Lamech the father of Noah
Man living at the time before the Flood - Lazarus
Mary's brother living at the time of the New Testament - Leah
Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs - Levi
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs - Lot
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Luke
Man living at the time of the New Testament - Lydia
Woman living at the time of the New Testament
M
- Madai
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Magog
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Mahalalel
Man living at the time before the Flood - Manasseh king of Judah
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Manasseh son of Joseph
Joseph's son living at the time of the Patriarchs - Mark
Levite living at the time of the New Testament - Martha
Woman living at the time of the New Testament - Mary Magdalene
Woman living at the time of the New Testament - Mary of Bethany
Lazarus' sister living at the time of the New Testament - Mary the mother of Jesus
Jesus' mother living at the time of the New Testament - Matthew
Apostle living at the time of the New Testament - Matthias
Man living at the time of the New Testament - Menahem
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Methuselah
Man living at the time before the Flood - Michal
Woman living at the time of United Monarchy - Miriam
Moses' sister living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness - Mizraim
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Mordecai
Esther's relative living at the time of Exile and Return - Moses
Levite living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
N
- Nadab
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Nahor
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Naomi
Woman living before Israel's Monarchy - Naphtali
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs - Nathan
Prophet living at the time of United Monarchy - Nebuchadnezzar
Emperor living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Nehemiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return - Nero
Emperor living at the time of the New Testament - Nerva
Roman emperor - Nicodemus
Man living at the time of the New Testament - Nimrod
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Noah
Flood survivor living at the time before the Flood
O
P
- Paul
Apostle living at the time of the New Testament - Pekah
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Pekahiah
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Peleg
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Perez
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness - Peter
Apostle living at the time of the New Testament - Philip the apostle
Apostle living at the time of the New Testament - Philip the evangelist
Man living at the time of the New Testament - Philip the tetrarch
Tetrarch living at the time of the New Testament - Pilate
Ruler living at the time of the New Testament - Priscilla
Woman living at the time of the New Testament
R
- Rachel
Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs - Rahab
Woman living before Israel's Monarchy - Rebekah
Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs - Rehoboam
King living at the time of United Monarchy and Divided Monarchy - Reu
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Reuben
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs - Roman legates of Judea
Roman governors of Judea - Roman prefects of Judea (AD 36-41)
Roman governors of Judea - Roman prefects of Judea (AD 6-26)
Roman governors of Judea - Roman procurators of Judea (AD 44-52)
Roman governors of Judea - Ruth
Woman living before Israel's Monarchy
S
- Samson
Judge living before Israel's Monarchy - Samuel
Prophet living at the time of United Monarchy - Sarah
Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs - Saul
King living at the time of United Monarchy - Serug
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Seth
Man living at the time before the Flood - Shallum
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Shelah
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Shem
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Silas
Man living at the time of the New Testament - Simeon
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs - Simon
Apostle living at the time of the New Testament - Solomon
King living at the time of United Monarchy - Stephen
Man living at the time of the New Testament
T
- Tamar
Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs - Terah
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs - Thomas
Apostle living at the time of the New Testament - Tiberius
Emperor living at the time of the New Testament - Timothy
Man living at the time of the New Testament - Titus
Man living at the time of the New Testament - Titus the Roman emperor
Roman emperor - Trajan
Roman emperor - Tubal Cain
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
U
- Uzziah
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy
V
- Vespasian
Roman emperor
Z
- Zacharias
Man living at the time of the New Testament - Zebulun
Jacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs - Zechariah
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Zedekiah
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Zerubbabel
Governor living at the time of Exile and Return - Zilpah
Woman living at the time of the Patriarchs - Zimri
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy - Zipporah
Woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness