Persons of the Bible

The persons named in the Bible, from STEPBible TIPNR. These are persons of the Bible text, not the people who use the Bible. The names are given in English for now.

3,054 persons, the most often linked first.

Persons of the Bible and the number of verse links
NameVerse links
IsraelMan living at the time of the Patriarchs3,584
JesusMan living at the time of the New Testament2,747
MosesLevite living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness1,535
PaulApostle living at the time of the New Testament1,305
DavidKing living at the time of United Monarchy1,111
JudahJacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs920
JobMan living at the time of the Patriarchs517
AaronHigh Priest living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness506
PeterApostle living at the time of the New Testament459
SolomonKing living at the time of United Monarchy444
SaulKing living at the time of United Monarchy392
AbrahamMan living at the time of the Patriarchs382
JeremiahProphet living at the time of Divided Monarchy364
JosephJacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs292
JoshuaJudge living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness and Conquest273
TimothyMan living at the time of the New Testament272
JohnApostle living at the time of the New Testament225
EphraimJoseph's son living at the time of the Patriarchs219
EzekielProphet living at the time of Exile and Return187
IsaiahProphet living at the time of Divided Monarchy186
SilasMan living at the time of the New Testament184
BenjaminJacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs167
SamuelProphet living at the time of United Monarchy161
HezekiahKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy158
IsaacMan living at the time of the Patriarchs151
DanielProphet living at the time of Exile and Return149
ElijahProphet living at the time of Divided Monarchy146
PharaohPharaoh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness145
JoabDavid's compatriot living at the time of United Monarchy144
JohnProphet living at the time of the New Testament141
EsauEdomite living at the time of the Patriarchs137
NehemiahMan living at the time of Exile and Return120
NebuchadnezzarEmperor living at the time of Divided Monarchy117
ManassehJoseph's son living at the time of the Patriarchs112
EgyptMan living at the time of the Patriarchs108
AbsalomDavid's son living at the time of United Monarchy103
JonathanDavid's compatriot living at the time of United Monarchy103
BezalelMan living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness101
JeroboamKing living at the time of United Monarchyand Divided Monarchy101
AhabKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy100
ElishaProphet living at the time of Divided Monarchy100
JehoshaphatKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy98
BalaamProphet living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness87
GideonJudge living before Israel's Monarchy87
BarnabasLevite living at the time of the New Testament86
LabanMan living at the time of the Patriarchs85
PilateRuler living at the time of the New Testament84
PharaohPharaoh living at the time of the Patriarchs82
NoahFlood survivor living at the time before the Flood80
EzraPriest living at the time of Exile and Return78
LeviJacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs77
SamsonJudge living before Israel's Monarchy76
AsaKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy75
ThomasApostle living at the time of the New Testament75
PhilipApostle living at the time of the New Testament74
EleazarHigh Priest living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness73
ReubenJacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs71
ZedekiahKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy71
EliphazMan living at the time of the Patriarchs70
JamesApostle living at the time of the New Testament70
TitusMan living at the time of the New Testament69
MoabMoabite living at the time of the Patriarchs68
JehuKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy66
AbnerDavid's compatriot living at the time of United Monarchy64
JosiahKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy64
ZechariahProphet living at the time of Exile and Return63
BildadMan living at the time of the Patriarchs61
RachelWoman living at the time of the Patriarchs61
ZopharMan living at the time of the Patriarchs60
AristarchusMan living at the time of the New Testament59
SarahWoman living at the time of the Patriarchs59
SopaterMan living at the time of the New Testament57
GadJacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs56
RehoboamKing living at the time of United Monarchyand Divided Monarchy56
GaiusMan living at the time of the New Testament55
MordecaiEsther's relative living at the time of Exile and Return55
SecundusMan living at the time of the New Testament55
AhazKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy53
EstherWoman living at the time of Exile and Return53
ZadokHigh Priest living at the time of United Monarchy53
SimeonJacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs51
AmaziahKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy50
BalakKing living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness50
NaphtaliJacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs50
ElihuMan living at the time of the Patriarchs49
HamanPersian living at the time of Exile and Return48
JudasApostle living at the time of the New Testament48
EliHigh Priest living at the time of United Monarchy47
ZebulunJacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs47
AsherJacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs46
JesseDavid's father living at the time of United Monarchy46
JudasApostle living at the time of the New Testament46
LeahWoman living at the time of the Patriarchs46
RebekahWoman living at the time of the Patriarchs46
UzziahKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy46
LotMan living at the time of the Patriarchs45
JamesMan living at the time of the New Testament44
AndrewApostle living at the time of the New Testament43
IssacharJacob's son living at the time of the Patriarchs43
JonahProphet living at the time of Divided Monarchy43

Persons and the verses that name them: STEPBible TIPNR; verses that refer to a person by a pronoun: MACULA Hebrew and Greek, only where the pronoun points directly to a name. Each person is an entry of its own as in TIPNR, without theological merging: Jesus is an entry of his own; God and the Holy Spirit have no entry in TIPNR. Sources and credits