Famous Biblical Figures

  • Aaron

    The brother of Moses who performed miracles with a rod

  • Abraham

    Patriarch of Judaism, Christianity and Islam

  • Adam

    The world's first man, according to the Bible

  • David, King

    The child giant-slayer who became Israel's king

  • Eve

    The world's first woman, according to the Bible

  • Gabriel

    The angel who told Mary that Jesus would be born

  • Goliath

    The giant slain by David's slingshot

  • Herod

    The Biblical king who ordered a mass slaughter of infants

  • Isaac

    The Hebrew patriarch who was almost sacrificed by his father

  • Jacob

    The Biblical patriarch who wrestled with an angel

  • Job

    The guy who was subjected to extreme suffering to prove the greatness of God

  • Jonah

    The prophet who was swallowed by a large fish

  • Mary

    Virgin mother of Jesus of Nazareth

  • Methuselah

    The biblical figure who lived nearly 1000 years

  • Moses

    Hebrew liberator who received the Ten Commandments

  • Paul of Tarsus

    Author of the biblical letters to Romans and Corinthians

  • Ruth

    Heroine of the biblical book named for her

  • Sarah

    The Hebrew matriarch who gave birth at age 91

See: Index by Occupation