List of Biblical figures
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A categorical and alphabetical list of people featured in the Bible. (Note, the Torah or "Old Testament" of Judaism is the source of the Bible. Judaism does not accept the New Testament of Christianity) For a more complete list of names see list of Biblical names.
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[edit] Names
[edit] New Testament
- Agabus
- Agrippa I, called "Herod" in Acts of the Apostles
- Andrew
- Anna
- Apollos
- Aquila
- Barnabas
- Bartholomew
- Caiaphas
- Dionysius the Areopagite
- Drusilla, wife of Felix, Acts 24:24
- Epaphras fellow prisoner of Paul Philemon 1:23 Fellow worker Colossians 4:12-13
- Felix governor of Judea who was present at the trial of Paul, Acts
- Gallio Acts 18:12
- Herod the Great
- Herod Antipas
- James
- Jesus
- John the Baptist or baptizer
- Joseph
- Judas
- Judas Iscariot (the traitor)
- Jude
- Lazarus
- Luke
- Mark
- Martha
- Mary Magdalene
- Mary, mother of Jesus
- Mary, sister of Martha
- Matthew
- Onesimus
- Paul also known as Saul
- Peter also called Cephas
- Philemon
- Pontius Pilate
- Priscilla
- Silas
- Sopater
- Stephen first martyr
- Timothy
- Thomas
- Titus
[edit] Priests
[edit] Old Testament
[edit] New Testament
- Caiaphas high priest
[edit] Prophets
[edit] Old Testament
[edit] New Testament
- Agabus
- Anna
- Simeon
- John the Baptist
- Jesus (in Hebrew: Yeshua)
[edit] Hebrew Scriptures
[edit] Tribes of Israel
According to the Book of Genesis, all the Israelites were desendents of the sons of Jacob, who was also blessed with the name Israel. His twelve male children become the ancestors of the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
- Asher
- Benjamin
- Dan
- Gad
- Issachar
- Joseph, which was split into two tribes descended from his sons:
- Judah
- Levi
- Naphtali
- Reuben
- Simeon
- Zebulun
[edit] New Testament
[edit] Christian Apostles of Jesus
- Peter (Simon Kefa)
- Andrew (Simon's brother)
- James son of Zebedee
- John son of Zebedee (aka John the Evangelist)
- Philip
- Bartholomew
- Thomas also known as "Doubting Thomas"
- Matthew
- James son of Alphaeus
- Judas son of James (aka Thaddeus or Judas Lebbaeus)
- Simon the Canaanite
- Judas Iscariot (the traitor)
[edit] See also
- List of Biblical names
- List of Jews (Religious figures)
- List of minor Biblical figures
[edit] External links
[edit] Christian
- Matthew+10:2-4, Mark 3:16-19, Luke 6:14-16, Acts 1:13
- Additionally, Paul is a self-described apostle.Rom 1:1, 1 Cor 1:1, 2 Cor 1:1, Gal 1:1, Eph 1:1, Col 1:1, 1 Tim 1:1, 2 Tim 1:1, and Titus 1:1
- Finally, Matthias is often forgotten. He is the apostle who replaced Judas Iscariot. Acts 1:15-26
- See also: "The twelve disciples and the women who followed Jesus", Copyright 1999-2001 Robert N. Cramer.
