People of the Bible

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.

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.

Abijah

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

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.

Abi Mother of Hezekiah

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

Abinadab

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

Abinadab

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

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.

Abital

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

Abram

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

Achan

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

Achbor

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

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.

Adbeel

Adbeel is named among the sons of Ishmael in Genesis.

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.

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.

Adoniram

Adoniram, son of Abda, is named as overseer of the taskworker in 1 Kings.

Adoram

Adoram is named over forced labor in David’s service.

Adoram

Adoram was in charge of forced labor.

Adrammelech Son of Sennacherib

A son of Sennacherib who, with Sharezer, struck Sennacherib down and escaped to Ararat.

Aeneas

Aeneas is named as a paralyzed man lying on a bed in Acts 9:33.

Agabus

Agabus is an Acts prophet named in connection with a coming famine and a later arrival from Judea.

Agee

Agee is named as the father of Shammah in 2 Samuel.

Ahasbai

Ahasbai is identified as the father of Eliphelet in 2 Samuel.

Ahasuerus

Ahasuerus is the king whose kingdom, court, decrees, and later actions are described in Esther.

Ahasuerus, father of Darius

The Ahasuerus named as the father of Darius in Daniel.

Ahaz (1 Chronicles 9:42)

Ahaz is named as the father of Jarah in 1 Chronicles 9:42.

Ahiam

Ahiam is identified as the son of Sharar the Hararite in 2 Samuel.

Ahiezer

Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, is named as the leader of the sons of Dan in Numbers.

Ahihud

Ahihud is identified as a leader from the tribe of the sons of Asher and as Shelomi’s son.

Ahijah

Ahijah is a priest named in 1 Samuel during Saul's encounter with the ark of God.

Ahijah

Ahijah is named with Elihoreph in 1 Kings as one of the sons of Shisha.

Ahilud

Father of Jehoshaphat, the recorder named in 2 Samuel 8:16.

Ahiman

Ahiman is named as one of the sons of Anak associated with Hebron.

Ahimelech

A Hittite named when David speaks in the camp scene of 1 Samuel 26:6.

Ahinadab

Ahinadab, son of Iddo, had charge of Mahanaim in 1 Kings.

Ahinoam

Ahinoam is identified as Saul’s wife and Ahimaaz’s daughter in 1 Samuel.

Ahio

Ahio is named with Uzzah while a new cart carries the ark of God from Abinadab’s house.

Ahira

Ahira, son of Enan, led the sons of Naphtali in Numbers.

Ahiram

Ahiram is named in Numbers within Benjamin’s clan list, alongside the Ahiramites.

Ahisamach

Ahisamach is named in Exodus as the father of Oholiab.

Ahitub

Ahitub is named in Ezra’s genealogical sequence as Zadok’s father.

Ahitub

Ahitub is named as the father of Zadok in 2 Samuel.

Ahuzzath

Ahuzzath is named as Abimelech’s companion in Genesis 26:26.

Aiah

Aiah is named as the father of Rizpah in 2 Samuel.

Akan

Akan is named as one of Ezer’s sons in Genesis 36:27.

Alemeth son of Jehoaddah

Alemeth is named as a son of Jehoaddah in a genealogy in 1 Chronicles.

Almodad

Almodad is named in Genesis within Joktan's genealogy.

Alvan

Alvan is listed among the sons of Shobal in Genesis.