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
HadadezerKing living at the time of United Monarchy20
MiriamMoses' sister living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness20
NabothMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy20
OholahWoman living at the time of Exile and Return20
PhilipMan living at the time of the New Testament20
AhithophelDavid's compatriot living at the time of United Monarchy19
AthaliahQueen living at the time of Divided Monarchy19
CaiaphasHigh Priest living at the time of the New Testament19
IshmaelAbraham's son living at the time of the Patriarchs19
MarthaWoman living at the time of the New Testament19
MicahProphet living at the time of Divided Monarchy19
MichalWoman living at the time of United Monarchy19
NebuzaradanMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy19
HemanSinger living at the time of United Monarchy18
LazarusMary's brother living at the time of the New Testament18
MaryLazarus' sister living at the time of the New Testament18
MelchizedekPriest living at the time of the Patriarchs18
MephiboshethJonathan's son living at the time of United Monarchy18
Obed-edomSinger living at the time of United Monarchy18
ShemMan living at the time of the Patriarchs18
AhimaazPriest living at the time of United Monarchy17
AhimelechHigh Priest living at the time of United Monarchy17
CorneliusMan living at the time of the New Testament17
DariusEmperor Darius I, 'the Great', living at the time of Exile and Return17
HiramSyrian living at the time of United Monarchy17
Ish-boshethSaul's son living at the time of United Monarchy17
MachirManasseh's son living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness17
OrnanMan living at the time of United Monarchy17
ZephaniahMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy17
AhaziahKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy16
ApollosMan living at the time of the New Testament16
DelilahWoman living before Israel's Monarchy16
EhudJudge living before Israel's Monarchy16
JeroboamKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy16
ManoahSamson's father living before Israel's Monarchy16
MidianMan living at the time of the Patriarchs16
NethaniahMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy16
AgrippaTetrarch living at the time of the New Testament15
ArtaxerxesArtaxerxes Longimanus, an emperor living at the time of Exile and Return15
DeborahJudge living before Israel's Monarchy15
ElizabethWoman living at the time of the New Testament15
EpaphroditusMan living at the time of the New Testament15
GadProphet living at the time of United Monarchy15
HabakkukProphet living at the time of Divided Monarchy15
JehoahazKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy15
JephunnehCaleb's father living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness15
KishSaul's father living at the time of United Monarchy15
MatthewApostle living at the time of the New Testament15
NerSaul's uncle living at the time of United Monarchy15
OmriKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy15
PerezMan living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness15
TertullusMan living at the time of the New Testament15
AbihuPriest living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness14
AnnasHigh Priest living at the time of the New Testament14
AsahelDavid's compatriot living at the time of United Monarchy14
EphronMan living at the time of the Patriarchs14
HaggaiProphet living at the time of Exile and Return14
KareahMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy14
MarkLevite living at the time of the New Testament14
NadabPriest living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness14
NicodemusMan living at the time of the New Testament14
Shethar-bozenaiMan living at the time of Exile and Return14
TattenaiMan living at the time of Exile and Return14
ZibaDavid's compatriot living at the time of United Monarchy14
AhijahProphet living at the time of United Monarchy13
AmasaIshmaelite living at the time of United Monarchy13
AmozIsaiah's father living at the time of Divided Monarchy13
FelixMan living at the time of the New Testament13
GaalMan living before Israel's Monarchy13
HezronMan living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness13
JeduthunSinger living at the time of United Monarchy13
JethroMidianite living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness13
NahorAbraham's brother living at the time of the Patriarchs13
PekahKing living at the time of Divided Monarchy13
RemaliahMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy13
SidonMan living at the time of the Patriarchs13
SosthenesMan living at the time of the New Testament13
TamarWoman living at the time of the Patriarchs13
ArielMan living at the time of Exile and Return12
BarabbasMan living at the time of the New Testament12
BethuelMan living at the time of the Patriarchs12
EberMan living at the time of the Patriarchs12
EnochMan living at the time before the Flood12
EpaphrasMan living at the time of the New Testament12
HananiahMan living at the time of Divided Monarchy12
HerodKing Herod the Great: Ruler living at the time of the New Testament12
HethMan living at the time of the Patriarchs12
HurAaron's compatriot living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness12
JaphethMan living at the time of the Patriarchs12
JehozadakHigh Priest living at the time of Exile and Return12
JeshuaMan living at the time of Exile and Return12
KedarArabian living at the time of the Patriarchs12
NahshonMan living before Israel's Monarchy12
NecoPharaoh living at the time of Divided Monarchy12
PharaohPharaoh living at the time of United Monarchy12
PharaohPharaoh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness12
PriscillaWoman living at the time of the New Testament12
TiberiusEmperor living at the time of the New Testament12
ZerahJudah's son living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness12
AbelMan living at the time before the Flood11

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