People of the Bible

Tabitha (Dorcas)

An Acts disciple in Joppa, Tabitha—also called Dorcas—is described through her charitable acts and the garments she made.

Tabrimmon

Tabrimmon is named as the father of Ben-hadad and son of Hezion in 1 Kings.

Tahan

A Numbers genealogical ancestor associated with the clan of the Tahanites.

Tahan

A 1 Chronicles person identified as Telah’s father.

Tahash

Tahash is listed among the children borne by Reumah in Genesis.

Tahath son of Assir

Tahath son of Assir is named in a genealogical line in 1 Chronicles 6:37.

Talmai

Talmai, son of Ammihud, is identified as king of Geshur in 2 Samuel.

Talmai

Talmai is named among the sons of Anak in passages connected with Hebron.

Talmai

Talmai is named as Maacah’s father and as king of Geshur in 1 Chronicles 3:2.

Tamar

Tamar is named as Absalom’s daughter in 2 Samuel.

Tanhumeth

Father of Seraiah, named in 2 Kings and Jeremiah.

Taphath

Taphath is Solomon’s daughter, named as Ben-Abinadab’s wife in 1 Kings.

Tarea son of Micah

Tarea is named among the sons of Micah in 1 Chronicles.

Tarshish

A son of Javan named in the Genesis genealogy.

Tarshish son of Javan

Tarshish son of Javan is named among Javan’s sons in 1 Chronicles 1:7.

Tattenai

Ezra 5:6 identifies Tattenai as governor of Beyond the River and names him among those who sent a letter to Darius the king.

Tebah

A Genesis person named among the children borne by Reumah.

Tehinnah son of Eshton

Tehinnah, son of Eshton, is named as the father of Ir-nahash in 1 Chronicles 4:12.

Telah

Telah is named in a genealogical line in 1 Chronicles 7:25.

Tema

A Genesis person named in a single supplied verse.

Teman

Teman is named as a son of Eliphaz and as a chief in Genesis 36.

Teman son of Eliphaz

A son of Eliphaz named in the genealogical list of 1 Chronicles.

Terah

Terah is named as the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran in Genesis.

Tertius

Tertius is named as the writer of the epistle in Romans 16:22.

The Chosen Sister of 2 John

An unnamed chosen sister in 2 John whose children send a greeting.

The Devil

The Devil is described as an opponent whom believers are told to resist, and Revelation calls him the dragon, the Devil, and Satan.

The Elder of 2 John

The unnamed sender of 2 John identifies himself as “the elder” and writes to the chosen lady and her children.

The Elder of 3 John

The unnamed elder who sends the opening address to Gaius in 3 John.

The Genuine Yokefellow

An unnamed co-worker addressed as “genuine yokefellow” in Philippians 4:3.

The Governor under Aretas in Damascus

An unnamed Damascene governor under King Aretas who guarded the city to arrest Paul.

The Man Healed at the Beautiful Gate

A man lame from birth who was placed daily at the Beautiful Gate to ask for charity.

The Man in Christ Caught Up to the Third Heaven

An unnamed man in Christ is described as caught up to the third heaven in 2 Corinthians.

The Mother of Rufus

A woman greeted in Romans as the mother of Rufus and a maternal figure to Paul the Apostle.

Third Captain of Fifty

A 2 Kings commander who knelt before Elijah and pleaded for the lives of himself and his fifty servants.

Thirty-two Kings Allied with Ben-hadad

A group of thirty-two kings gathered with Ben-hadad, king of Aram, in 1 Kings 20:1.

Tikvah

Tikvah is named as the father of Shallum and Jahzeiah, and as the son of Harhas.

Tilon son of Shimon

A son of Shimon listed among his brothers in 1 Chronicles.

Timaeus

Timaeus is named as the father of Bartimaeus in Mark 10:46.

Timna

Timna is a Genesis figure named in connection with Eliphaz, Amalek, Lotan, and a chiefly list of Esau.

Timna son of Eliphaz

Timna is listed among the sons of Eliphaz in 1 Chronicles.

Timothy's Father

The Greek father of Timothy mentioned in Acts.

Tiras

Tiras is listed among the sons of Japheth in Genesis.

Tiras son of Japheth

Tiras is listed among the sons of Japheth in 1 Chronicles.

Tiria son of Jehallelel

Tiria is named as one of Jehallelel’s sons in 1 Chronicles.

Tirzah

Tirzah is named as a daughter of Zelophehad in Numbers and Joshua.

Titius Justus

A worshiper of God whose house, next to the synagogue, received Paul in Acts 18:7.

Toah

Toah is named as Eliel’s father in the genealogical wording of 1 Chronicles.

Togarmah

Togarmah is named among the sons of Gomer in Genesis 10:3.

Togarmah son of Gomer

Togarmah is listed among the sons of Gomer in 1 Chronicles.

Tohu

Tohu is named in Elkanah’s ancestral line in 1 Samuel 1:1.

Toi

Toi is the king of Hamath named in 2 Samuel in connection with Hadadezer’s defeat.

Tokhath son of Hasrah

Tokhath son of Hasrah is named as Shallum’s father in 2 Chronicles 34:22.

Tola

Tola is a judge in Judges, identified as Puah’s son and as a man of Issachar.

Tola

Tola is named as a son of Issachar and is associated with the clan of the Tolaites.

Tubal

Tubal is named among the sons of Japheth in Genesis.

Tubal-cain

A Genesis figure described as forging tools of bronze and iron.

Tubal son of Japheth

Tubal is named among the sons of Japheth in 1 Chronicles.

Two Sons of the Prophet's Widow

Children described by their mother in 2 Kings 4:1.