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People

People in the Bible

Everyone named in Scripture, with their family, the verses that mention them, and the events they are part of. Many share a name (there are 6 Marys and 26 people called Zechariah), so each has a page of their own.

Most mentioned

3,067 people · page 1 of 52
  1. God8,587 versesalso LORD, Father, Almighty, Holy, GOD, Saviour, JEHOVAH, Judge, Fathers, Ancient
  2. Jesus Christ1,831 versesalso Lord, Son, Lamb, Saviour, God, Holy, Word, JESUS, Light, Prince, Master, Branch, Immanuel, Judge, Emmanuel, Sun, King, Messiah, Wonderful, Counsellor, Prophet, Sceptre, Star, Shiloh
  3. Jacob (Israel)1,009 versesalso Israel
  4. David896 verses
  5. Moses774 verses
  6. Aaron331 verses
  7. Abraham277 versesalso Abram
  8. Solomon273 versesalso Jedidiah
  9. Saul265 verses
  10. Holy Spirit246 versesalso Spirits, Comforter, Holy Ghost
  11. Judah (patriarch)245 verses
  12. Joseph (son of Jacob)199 versesalso Zaphnath-paaneah
  13. Joshua189 versesson of Nun · also Jehoshua, Oshea, Jesus, Jeshua, Hoshea
  14. Paul179 versesalso Saul, Mercurius
  15. Simon Peter175 versesalso Cephas, Simeon
  16. Ephraim160 verses
  17. Benjamin (patriarch)157 versesalso Ben-oni
  18. Esau (Edom)151 versesalso Edom, Edomite
  19. Moab149 versesalso Moabitess, Moabitish, Moabites
  20. Pharaoh (of the Exodus)138 verses
  21. Jeremiah124 versesson of Hilkiah · also Jeremy, Jeremias
  22. Isaac123 verses
  23. Samuel122 versesalso Shemuel
  24. Joab119 versesson of Zeruiah
  25. Hezekiah116 versesson of Ahaz · also Ezekias
  26. Manasseh (son of Joseph)109 versesalso Manasses
  27. Elijah92 versesfirst named in 1 Kings 17:1 · also Elias
  28. Absalom91 versesalso Abishalom
  29. John the Baptist89 verses
  30. Nebuchadnezzar88 versesalso Nebuchadrezzar
  31. Canaan84 versesalso Canaanites, Canaanite
  32. Jonathan83 versesson of Saul
  33. Jeroboam81 versesson of Nebat
  34. Ahab80 versesson of Omri
  35. Daniel72 versesfirst named in Ezekiel 14:14 · also Belteshazzar
  36. Reuben70 verses
  37. Jehoshaphat69 versesson of Asa · also Josaphat
  38. Levi (patriarch)64 verses
  39. Dan63 verses
  40. Pharaoh (of Joseph)63 verses
  41. Eleazar61 versesson of Aaron
  42. Balaam59 verses
  43. Gad55 versesson of Jacob (Israel)
  44. Satan55 versesalso Beelzebub
  45. Pontius Pilate54 verses
  46. Abner53 verses
  47. Asa53 versesson of Abijah
  48. Elisha53 versesalso Eliseus
  49. Isaiah53 versesalso Esaias
  50. Job53 verses
  51. Baal52 versesfirst named in Numbers 22:41 · also Baal-peor
  52. Zedekiah52 versesson of Josiah · also Mattaniah
  53. Mordecai50 versesson of Jair
  54. Gideon49 versesalso Jerubbaal, Gedeon
  55. Josiah49 versesson of Amon · also Josias
  56. Naphtali49 versesalso Nephthalim
  57. Sarah48 versesalso Sarai
  58. Jehu47 versesson of Jehoshaphat
  59. Noah47 versesalso Noe
  60. Esther46 versesalso Hadassah

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