People of the Bible

Abdeel

Abdeel is named as Shelemiah's father in Jeremiah's account of the king's command.

Abdi

Abdi is named as the father of Kish in 2 Chronicles 29:12.

Abdiel son of Guni

A man named in 1 Chronicles as Guni's son and Ahi's father.

Abdi son of Malluch

Abdi son of Malluch is named as Kishi’s father in a lineage recorded in 1 Chronicles.

Abdon

A judge of Israel, identified as Hillel’s son and a Pirathonite.

Abdon son of Micah

Abdon, identified as Micah’s son, is listed among those addressed by the king in 2 Chronicles 34:20.

Abiasaph

A son of Korah listed among the Korahite families in Exodus 6:24.

Abida

Abida is named among the sons of Midian in Genesis.

Abidan

Abidan, son of Gideoni, led the sons of Benjamin in Numbers.

Abiezer

A person named among the sons of Manasseh in Joshua 17:2.

Abigail (1 Chronicles 2:17)

A 1 Chronicles person named as Amasa’s mother.

Abihail (1 Chronicles 2:29)

Abihail is named as Abishur’s wife and the mother of Ahban and Molid.

Abihail daughter of Eliab

Abihail is named as the daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse, in 2 Chronicles.

Abihail son of Huri

A 1 Chronicles genealogical figure identified as Abihail son of Huri.

Abijah

A person named in Nehemiah 10:7, 12:4, and 12:17.

Abijah

Abijah, a son of Samuel, served as a judge in Beersheba alongside Joel.

Abijah (1 Chronicles 2:24)

Abijah is named as Hezron’s wife and as the mother of Ashhur in 1 Chronicles 2:24.

Abijah (1 Chronicles 3:10)

A 1 Chronicles person named between Rehoboam and Asa in the recorded sequence of sons.

Abijah daughter of Zechariah

A woman called Abijah, named as Zechariah’s daughter in 2 Chronicles 29:1.

Abijah son of Becher

A son of Becher listed in 1 Chronicles 7:8.

Abijah Son of Jeroboam

A 1 Kings prince identified as Jeroboam’s son, named when he became weak.

Abimelech (Abraham narrative)

King of Gerar who receives Sarah after Abraham calls her his sister and later makes a covenant with Abraham.

Abimelech (Isaac narrative)

Philistine king at Gerar who speaks with Isaac in Genesis 26.

Abimelech son of Abiathar

Abimelech son of Abiathar is named as a priest in 1 Chronicles 18:16.

Abi Mother of Hezekiah

Abi is identified in 2 Kings as the mother of Hezekiah and daughter of Zechariah.

Abinadab

The person Jesse brought before Samuel, whom the passage says the LORD had not chosen.

Abinadab

Abinadab is named among Saul’s sons and is listed with Jonathan and Malchi-shua.

Abinadab of Kiriath-jearim

Abinadab of Kiriath-jearim is the man whose house received the ark of the LORD and whose sons are named in its later transport.

Abinoam

Abinoam is named as the father of Barak in Judges.

Abiram Son of Hiel

Abiram is named as the firstborn of Hiel the Bethelite in the account of Jericho's rebuilding.

Abishua (1 Chronicles 6:50)

A 1 Chronicles person named in the sequence recorded at 1 Chronicles 6:50.

Abishur son of Shammai

A son of Shammai named in the genealogical notices of 1 Chronicles.

Abital

Abital is named as the mother of Shephatiah in 2 Samuel 3:4.

Abiud

Abiud is named in Matthew’s genealogy between Zerubbabel and Eliakim.

Abner (1 Chronicles 27:21)

A 1 Chronicles person identified as Jaasiel’s father.

Abram

Abram is identified as Abraham in 1 Chronicles 1:27.

Absalom son of Maacah

A 1 Chronicles son named as Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of Talmai.

Achaicus

Achaicus is a Corinthian delegate named with Stephanas and Fortunatus in 1 Corinthians.

Achan

Achan is named in Joshua and 1 Chronicles in connection with the devoted thing and Israel's resulting judgment.

Achbor

Achbor is identified as the father of Baal-hanan in 1 Chronicles.

Achbor

A Genesis person named as the father of Baal-hanan.

Achbor

Achbor is named as the father of Elnathan in Jeremiah.

Achbor Son of Micaiah

A 2 Kings figure identified as the son of Micaiah and named among those commanded by the king.

Achim

Achim is named between Zadok and Eliud in Matthew's genealogy.

Achsah

Achsah is Caleb’s daughter, given as wife to Othniel after he captured Kiriath-sannah.

Adah

Genesis names Adah as Elon’s daughter and records that she bore Eliphaz to Esau.

Adaiah

Adaiah is named as the father of Maaseiah in 2 Chronicles.

Adaiah

Adaiah is identified as Jedidah’s father in 2 Kings 22:1.

Adaiah (1 Chronicles 6:41)

Adaiah is named in the lineage wording of 1 Chronicles 6:41 alongside Zerah and Ethni.

Adaiah son of Jeroham

Adaiah son of Jeroham is named in ancestral notices in 1 Chronicles and Nehemiah.

Adaiah son of Joiarib

Adaiah son of Joiarib is named as Hazaiah’s father in a lineage recorded in Nehemiah.

Adbeel

Adbeel is named among the sons of Ishmael in Genesis.

Addi, Ancestor of Jesus

A genealogical ancestor named in Luke’s lineage sequence between Melchi and Cosam.

Adiel (1 Chronicles 27:25)

Adiel is named as the father of Azmaveth, who oversaw the king’s treasures.

Adiel son of Jahzerah

Adiel is named as the father of Maasai and the son of Jahzerah in 1 Chronicles 9:12.

Adina son of Shiza

A Reubenite chief named as Shiza’s son in 1 Chronicles.

Adlai

Adlai is named as the father of Shaphat in 1 Chronicles.

Admin, Ancestor of Jesus

Admin is a Luke genealogical ancestor named between Amminadab and Arni.

Adoni-bezek

A king named in Judges during a battle at Bezek and his subsequent death in Jerusalem.

Adonijah son of Haggith

A son of Haggith named in 1 Chronicles 3:2.