Index
People of the Bible
Who was who in the Bible, with the passages to read each story.
Old Testament
- Abraham · The father of faith
- Adam and Eve · The first couple
- Boaz · The redeemer
- Daniel · Faithful in Babylon
- David · The king from whom the Messiah would come
- Deborah · Judge and prophet
- Elijah · The prophet of fire
- Elisha · The prophet of miracles
- Esther · “For such a time as this”
- Ezekiel · The prophet of the dry bones
- Ezra · The scribe of the Word
- Gideon · The coward called mighty
- Hannah · The prayer that brought a prophet
- Hezekiah · The king who prayed
- Isaac · The son of the promise
- Isaiah · The prophet of the Servant
- Jacob (Israel) · The one who wrestled with God
- Jeremiah · The weeping prophet
- Job · The righteous man who suffered
- Jonah · The prophet who ran away
- Joseph of Egypt · From the pit to the palace
- Joshua · The courageous successor
- Josiah · The boy king who sought God
- Melchizedek · King and priest of Salem
- Moses · The Law and the deliverer
- Nehemiah · The rebuilder of the walls
- Noah · The righteous man who built the ark
- Rahab · She hid the spies
- Rebekah · The bride at the well
- Ruth · The loyalty that gave rise to kings
- Samson · Strength and weakness
- Samuel · The boy who heard God
- Sarah · She laughed and believed
- Saul · The first king
- Solomon · The wise king
New Testament
- Andrew · The one who brings people to Jesus
- Anna, the prophetess · The widow who never left the temple
- Apollos · Eloquent in the Scriptures
- Barabbas · The guilty man who was set free
- Barnabas · The encourager
- Cornelius · The centurion who feared God
- Elizabeth · She recognized the Lord
- Herod Antipas · Tetrarch of Galilee
- James, son of Alphaeus · The behind-the-scenes apostle
- James · Son of Zebedee
- James, the Lord's brother · Leader of the church in Jerusalem
- John the Baptist · The voice crying in the wilderness
- John · The beloved disciple
- Joseph of Arimathea · The one who gave his tomb
- Joseph · The father who raised Jesus
- Judas Iscariot · The betrayer
- Judas Thaddaeus · Not Iscariot
- Lazarus · The friend Jesus raised
- Lydia · The seller of purple cloth
- Martha · Service and confession
- Mary Magdalene · The first witness
- Mary · Mother of Jesus
- Matthew · The tax collector who was called
- Matthias · The one who completed the Twelve
- Nathanael (Bartholomew) · The Israelite with no deceit
- Nicodemus · The Pharisee who came at night
- Paul · From persecutor to apostle
- Philip · “Come and see”
- Pontius Pilate · The governor who washed his hands
- Priscilla and Aquila · The couple who taught
- Silas · Mission companion
- Simeon · The one who waited to see
- Simon Peter · Fisherman, disciple, rock
- Simon the Zealot · From political fervor to the kingdom
- Stephen · The first martyr
- The centurion · The soldier who confessed
- The Samaritan Woman · The encounter at the well
- Thomas · The one who needed to see
- Timothy · Paul's young disciple
- Zacchaeus · The rich man who climbed the tree
- Zechariah · The priest who was struck mute
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