People of the Bible

Jaazaniah Son of the Maacathite

Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite is listed with army officers who went to Gedaliah at Mizpah.

Jacob, Father of Joseph

A Matthew ancestor named as Matthan’s son and Joseph’s father.

Jahath son of Shobal

A genealogical figure in 1 Chronicles, named as the father of Ahumai and Lahad.

Jahaziel son of Zechariah

A Levite from the sons of Asaph upon whom the Spirit of the LORD came in the assembly.

Jahzerah son of Meshullam

Jahzerah is named in the ancestry of Maasai in 1 Chronicles 9:12.

James, Brother of Jude

James is identified only as Judas's brother in the opening of Jude.

James, Son of Mary

A James identified as Mary’s son in Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

Jarib son of Simeon

Jarib is listed among the sons of Simeon and is also named in Ezra’s records.

Jashen

Jashen is named as the father of Jonathan in 2 Samuel.

Jashub

Jashub is named with the clan of the Jashubites in Numbers.

Jeatherai

Jeatherai is named as Zerah’s son in the lineage of 1 Chronicles 6:21.

Jecoliah

Jecoliah is named as the mother of Azariah (Uzziah) of Judah.

Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim

Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim is named as a king of Judah, Jehoiakim’s son, and the father of Assir and Shealtiel.

Jediael (1 Chronicles 7:10)

A person in 1 Chronicles named as Bilhan's father.

Jehoahaz of Judah

Jehoahaz of Judah, also called Joahaz, was made king in Jerusalem after Josiah.

Jehozabad son of Shimrith

Jehozabad, son of Shimrith, is named among conspirators in 2 Chronicles.

Jehozabad Son of Shomer

Jehozabad son of Shomer is named alongside Jozacar in the killing of Joash of Judah.

Jehozadak son of Seraiah

Jehozadak, Seraiah’s son, is named as the father of Joshua the high priest.

Jehu son of Obed

Jehu son of Obed is named in 1 Chronicles as Obed’s son and Azariah’s father.

Jerimoth son of Becher

Jerimoth is named among the sons of Becher in 1 Chronicles.

Jeroham (1 Chronicles 6:27)

Jeroham is named in 1 Chronicles 6:27 within a sequence of “his son” phrases.

Jerusha daughter of Zadok

Jerusha is named as Jotham’s mother and Zadok’s daughter in 2 Chronicles.

Joah (1 Chronicles 6:21)

Joah is named as Iddo’s father in the son-line of 1 Chronicles 6:21.

Joah Son of Asaph

A recorder identified as the son of Asaph in the accounts of 2 Kings and Isaiah.

Joah son of Joahaz

Joah son of Joahaz is the recorder listed among those sent to strengthen the house of the LORD.

Joash (1 Chronicles 3:11)

Joash is named in the lineage recorded at 1 Chronicles 3:11.

Joash son of Becher

Joash is named among the sons of Becher in 1 Chronicles.

Joash son of Shemaah

A figure in 1 Chronicles identified as the son of Shemaah the Gibeathite.

Joda, Ancestor of Jesus

Joda is named in Luke 3:26 within the genealogy that lists Josech and other ancestors.

Joel (1 Chronicles 15:17)

Joel is identified as the father of Heman in 1 Chronicles 15:17.

Joel son of Ladan

A son of Ladan listed with Jehiel and Zetham in 1 Chronicles 23:8.

John, Seer of Revelation

John is named as the servant who receives the revelation and addresses seven assemblies in Asia.

John, Son of Zebedee

John, Son of Zebedee is an apostle, James's brother, whom Jesus called while they were mending nets with Zebedee.

Jonah (Jona), Father of Simon Peter

Jonah, or Jona, is named as the father of Simon Peter in Matthew 16:17.

Jonathan son of Jashen

Jonathan son of Jashen is named with Eliahba the Shaalbonite in 2 Samuel 23:32.

Jonathan son of Shimea

Jonathan son of Shimea is named in 1 Chronicles as the one who struck down a man who taunted Israel.

Joram (1 Chronicles 3:11)

A 1 Chronicles person identified as the father of Ahaziah.

Joseph

A Numbers person identified as Igal’s father.

Joseph, Husband of Mary

Mary’s husband, whom the Gospels connect with Jesus’ early life and public identification.

Josiah (1 Chronicles 3:14)

Josiah is identified as the father of Amon in 1 Chronicles 3:14.

Judas, Author of Jude

Judas is named in Jude 1:1 as a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James.