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
ManassehKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy43
SihonKing living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness43
AbimelechJudge living before Israel's Monarchy42
JehoiakimKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy42
CalebJoshua's compatriot living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness and Conquest41
AsshurMan living at the time of the Patriarchs39
MaryJesus' mother living at the time of the New Testament39
AdonijahDavid's son living at the time of United Monarchy38
MerariLevite living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness38
NathanProphet living at the time of United Monarchy38
JehoramKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy37
JephthahJudge living before Israel's Monarchy37
HophraPharaoh living at the time of Divided Monarchy36
SennacheribEmperor living at the time of Divided Monarchy36
ZerubbabelGovernor living at the time of Exile and Return36
AbiatharHigh Priest living at the time of United Monarchy35
AbimelechKing living at the time of the Patriarchs35
KorahAaron's adversary living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness35
AbishaiDavid's warrior living at the time of United Monarchy34
AmosMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy34
HerodTetrarch living at the time of the New Testament34
JoashKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy34
JoshuaHigh Priest living at the time of Exile and Return34
RuthWoman living before Israel's Monarchy34
AdamMan living at the time before the Flood33
AsaphSinger living at the time of Divided Monarchy33
HiramKing living at the time of United Monarchy33
JavanMan living at the time of the Patriarchs33
JohananMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy33
AhaziahKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy32
BenaiahWarrior living at the time of United Monarchy32
BoazMan living before Israel's Monarchy32
HananiahDaniel's compatriot living at the time of Exile and Return32
JehoiadaHigh Priest living at the time of Divided Monarchy32
AzariahDaniel's compatriot living at the time of Exile and Return31
EliakimMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy31
KohathLevi's son living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness31
MishaelDaniel's compatriot living at the time of Exile and Return31
ShaphanMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy31
ShebnaMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy31
JosephMary's husband living at the time of the New Testament30
NunMan living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness30
BaashaKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy29
FestusMan living at the time of the New Testament29
JehoiachinKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy29
JothamKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy29
MicaiahProphet living at the time of Divided Monarchy29
OgKing living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness29
AbijahKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy28
AhasuerusEmperor Xerxes I, living at the time of Exile and Return28
AmnonDavid's son living at the time of United Monarchy28
GershonLevite living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness28
OholiabMan living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness28
OholibahWoman living at the time of Exile and Return28
GedaliahGovernor living at the time of Divided Monarchy27
HilkiahHigh Priest living at the time of Divided Monarchy27
JezebelQueen living at the time of Divided Monarchy27
NaomiWoman living before Israel's Monarchy27
ShechemMan living at the time of the Patriarchs27
BaruchJeremiah's servant living at the time of Divided Monarchy26
JoahMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy26
AhikamMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy25
Ben-hadadKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy25
GogMan living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness25
JoashKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy25
NebatMan living at the time of United Monarchy25
ZeruiahWoman living at the time of United Monarchy25
AmalekEdomite living at the time of the Patriarchs24
HazaelKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy24
IshmaelJeremiah's adversary living at the time of Divided Monarchy24
IthamarPriest living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness24
JoramKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy24
PhinehasHigh Priest living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness24
SanballatMan living at the time of Exile and Return24
SiseraDeborah's adversary living before Israel's Monarchy24
ZechariahMan living at the time of the New Testament24
AbigailDavid's wife living at the time of United Monarchy23
AchishKing living at the time of United Monarchy23
HagarWoman living at the time of the Patriarchs23
Mary_MagdaleneWoman living at the time of the New Testament23
ShimeiDavid's adversary living at the time of United Monarchy23
UriahBathsheba's husband living at the time of United Monarchy23
AbiramAaron's adversary living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness22
DathanMan living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness22
HamorMan living at the time of the Patriarchs22
NabalMan living at the time of United Monarchy22
TamarDavid's daughter living at the time of United Monarchy22
BathshebaDavid's wife living at the time of United Monarchy21
CainMan living at the time before the Flood21
HannahWoman living at the time of United Monarchy21
HushaiDavid's compatriot living at the time of United Monarchy21
JehoiadaDavid's compatriot living at the time of United Monarchy21
MicahPriest living before Israel's Monarchy21
NaamanSyrian living at the time of Divided Monarchy21
RabshakehMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy21
TobiahNehemiah's adversary living at the time of Exile and Return21
AmonKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy20
BarakJudge living before Israel's Monarchy20
CyrusEmperor living at the time of Exile and Return20
GehaziMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy20

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