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This is a list of Jewish biblical figures .
Hebrew Bible
Aaron , brother of Moses and Miriam, and the first High Priest
Abigail , a prophetess who became a wife of King David
Abishai , one of King David's generals and relative
Abner , cousin of King Saul and commander of his army, assassinated by Yoav
Abraham ,
Isaac and
Jacob , Judaism's "Three
Patriarchs "
Absalom , rebellious son of King David
Amram and
Jochebed , both
Levites , parents of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam
Bathsheba , queen, wife of King David, and mother of King Solomon
Boaz , husband of Ruth and ancestor of King David
Daniel
Ezra ,
Nehemiah and
Zerubbabel , prophets and leaders of the
Babylonian captivity and
Return to Zion
Elijah and
Elisha , important prophets who rebuked the kings of Israel
Elkanah and
Hannah , parents of the judge and prophet
Samuel
Esther and Mordechai , Persian queen, and her cousin, saviors of the Jews on Purim
Gedaliah , last governor of Judea appointed by Babylonians, (assassinated)
Gershom and
Eliezer , Moses and Zipporah's sons
Hananiah ,
Mishael , and
Azariah (fellow exiles with and friends of Daniel) were thrown into a furnace by Nebuchadnezzar, yet survived "without the smell of smoke"
Hosea ,
Joel ,
Amos ,
Obadiah ,
Jonah ,
Micah ,
Nahum ,
Habakkuk ,
Zephaniah ,
Haggai ,
Zechariah ,
Malachi , the
Twelve Minor Prophets
Isaiah ,
Jeremiah ,
Ezekiel , the Major Prophets
Jeroboam ,
Nadab ,
Baasha ,
Elah ,
Zimri ,
Omri ,
Ahab ,
Ahaziah ,
Jehoram ,
Jehu ,
Jehoahaz ,
Jehoash ,
Jeroboam II ,
Zachariah ,
Shallum ,
Menahem ,
Pekahiah ,
Pekah ,
Hoshea , the kings of the northern
Kingdom of Israel
Jethro , a priest of Midian, Zipporah's father, and father-in-law of Moses, became a convert after Mt. Sinai
Jonah , prophet during Kingdom of Israel
Jonathan , son of King Saul and slain with him in battle, trusted friend of David
Joshua ,
Othniel ,
Ehud ,
Shamgar ,
Deborah ,
Barak ,
Gideon ,
Abimelech ,
Tola ,
Jair ,
Jephthah ,
Ibzan ,
Elon ,
Abdon ,
Samson , and
Eli ,
Samuel , the
Judges who ruled after Moses and before the kings
Saul ,
David , and
Solomon , the kings who ruled the
United Kingdom of Israel and Judah
Leah , wife of Jacob
Melchizedek King of Salem at the time of Abraham
Miriam , prophetess, sister of Moses and Aaron
Moses , adopted by
Pharaoh 's daughter in Egypt, leader of the Exodus from Egypt received the Torah or
Law of Moses .
Nathan , prophet in time of King David
Neriah a prophet, and his son
Baruch the scribe of
Jeremiah
Reuben ,
Simeon ,
Levi ,
Judah ,
Issachar ,
Zebulun ,
Gad ,
Asher ,
Dan ,
Naphtali ,
Joseph ,
Benjamin , the Twelve Tribes the Children of Israel , sons of
Jacob called Israel. (
Ephraim and
Manasseh , Joseph's sons were also counted as part of the twelve tribes at times.)
Rachel , wife of Jacob
Rebekah , wife of Isaac and mother of Esau and Jacob
Rehoboam ,
Abijam ,
Asa ,
Jehoshaphat ,
Jehoram ,
Ahaziah ,
(Queen) Athaliah ,
Jehoash ,
Amaziah ,
Uzziah ,
Jotham ,
Ahaz ,
Hezekiah ,
Manasseh ,
Amon ,
Josiah ,
Jehoahaz ,
Jehoiakim ,
Jeconiah ,
Zedekiah , the kings of the southern Kingdom of Judah
Ruth , Moabite convert and ancestor of King David
Samuel , last of the Judges and first of the Prophets
Sarah ,
Rebekah ,
Rachel , and
Leah , Judaism's Four Matriarchs
Tamar , daughter-in-law, and then levirate wife, of
Judah
Tamar , daughter of
David , raped by
Amnon
Yoav , relative of King David, impulsive military leader
Zilpah and
Bilhah , additional wives of Jacob, mothers of four of the twelve Tribes
Zipporah , Moses' wife, daughter of Jethro, a convert
See also