People of the Bible
Who each person of the Bible was, always with the verse that says so. From Abraham to the apostles and the saints.
- Aaronthe brother of Moses
- Abelthe just one
- Abigailthe one who stopped David
- Abrahamour father in faith
- Adamthe first man
- Amosthe shepherd of Tekoa
- Ananiasthe one on the Street called Straight
- Andrewthe one who brought Peter
- Annathe one who never left the Temple
- AnnasCaiaphas’ father-in-law
- Azariahthe one who prayed in the furnace
- Barakthe commander on Mount Tabor
- Barnabasthe son of encouragement
- Bartholomewone of the Twelve
- BaruchJeremiah’s secretary
- Bathshebathe mother of Solomon
- Benjaminthe youngest of the twelve
- Boazthe owner of the field
- Caiaphasthe high priest that year
- Cainthe brother of Abel
- Calebthe faithful scout
- Cleopasthe one on the road to Emmaus
- Corneliusthe centurion of Caesarea
- Danielthe one in the lions’ den
- Davidthe shepherd who became king
- Deborahthe prophetess under the palm tree
- Delilahthe woman from the Wadi Sorek
- Elithe priest of Shiloh
- Elijahthe prophet of the fiery chariot
- Eliphazthe friend of Job
- Elishathe disciple of Elijah
- ElizabethJohn the Baptist’s mother
- Enochthe one who walked with God
- Esauthe twin who hunted
- Estherthe queen who interceded
- Evethe mother of all the living
- Ezekielthe prophet of the dry bones
- Ezrathe scribe of the Law
- Gideonthe one with the fleece
- Gomerthe wife of Hosea
- Hagarthe one God saw
- HamNoah’s youngest son
- Hamanthe proud man of the court
- Hananiahone of the three young men
- Hannahthe one who prayed in silence
- Herod the Greatthe king of Judea
- Hezekiahthe king who trusted in God
- Hoseathe prophet of faithful love
- Isaacthe son of the promise
- Isaiahthe prophet of Emmanuel
- Ishmaelthe one God heard
- Jacobthe one with the ladder
- James, son of Alphaeusthe other James of the Twelve
- James, son of Zebedeea “son of thunder”
- Japhethfather of the coastland peoples
- Jeremiahthe prophet of the new covenant
- Jesusthe Messiah
- JethroMoses’ father-in-law
- Jobthe just man who suffered
- John the Apostlethe brother of James
- John the Baptistthe one who baptized
- Jonahthe prophet of the great fish
- JonathanDavid’s friend
- Josephthe just man
- Joseph of Arimatheathe one who gave his tomb
- Joseph, son of Jacobthe one with the special tunic
- JoshuaMoses’ successor
- Judahthe one who pledged himself for Benjamin
- Judas Barsabbasthe one who carried the letter
- Judas Iscariotthe one who betrayed him
- Judas Maccabeusthe one who purified the Temple
- Jude Thaddeusthe other Judas of the Twelve
- Judiththe brave widow of Bethulia
- Lazarusthe friend Jesus raised
- Leahthe one who praised the Lord
- Lotthe one who left Sodom
- Lukethe beloved physician
- Lydiathe dealer in purple cloth
- MarkJohn Mark, the Evangelist
- Marthathe one who welcomed Jesus
- Marythe mother of Jesus
- Mary Magdalenethe first witness
- Mary of Bethanythe one at Jesus’ feet
- Mary, wife of Clopasthe one who stood by the cross
- Matthewthe tax collector
- Methuselahthe one who lived 969 years
- Miriamthe prophetess with the tambourine
- MishaelDaniel’s companion in Babylon
- Mordecaithe one who would not bow down
- Mosesthe one who received the Ten Commandments
- Naamanthe general healed in the Jordan
- NaomiRuth’s mother-in-law
- NathanKing David’s prophet
- Nebuchadnezzarthe king of Babylon
- Nehemiahthe one who rebuilt the wall
- Nicodemusthe night visitor
- Noahthe one with the ark
- Noah’s wifein the ark with Noah
- Paulthe one on the road to Damascus
- Peterthe fisherman
- Philipthe one from Bethsaida
- Philip the Deaconthe one with the Ethiopian’s chariot
- Pontius Pilatethe one who washed his hands
- Rachelthe shepherdess at the well
- Rahabthe one with the scarlet cord
- Rebekahthe one with the water jar
- Ruththe faithful Moabite
- Saint Augustinethe one of “take up and read”
- Saint Benedictthe father of monks
- Saint Francis of Assisithe little poor man of Assisi
- Saint Francis Xavierthe one with the little bell
- Saint John Paul IIthe pope who came from Poland
- Saint Juan Diegothe one with the roses of Tepeyac
- Saint Monicathe mother who prayed for her son
- Saint Perpetuathe young mother of Carthage
- Saint Teresa of Avilathe one of “God alone suffices”
- Saint Teresa of Calcuttathe one in the white and blue sari
- Saint Thérèse of Lisieuxthe one of the little way
- Saint Thomas Aquinasthe teacher of faith and reason
- Samsonthe man of great strength
- Samuelthe boy who listened
- Sarahthe mother of Isaac
- Saulthe first king of Israel
- Seththe son in place of Abel
- Sheman ancestor of Abraham
- Silasthe one who sang in prison
- Simeonthe one who took the child in his arms
- Simon the Zealotthe Zealot
- Solomonthe wise king
- Stephenthe first martyr
- Tamaran ancestor of Jesus
- The Pharaoh of the Exodusthe king of Egypt
- The Queen of Shebathe one who visited Solomon
- Thomasthe one called Didymus
- TimothyPaul’s son in the faith
- Tobiahthe one who traveled with the angel
- Tobitthe blind and righteous father
- Zacchaeusthe one in the sycamore
- Zebedeethe father of James and John
- Zechariahthe priest, John’s father
- Zipporahthe wife of Moses