People of the Bible

Kolaiah son of Maaseiah

A Benjaminite genealogical figure named as Maaseiah's son and Pedaiah's father.

Korah

A Psalm-associated Korah named in superscriptions for the sons of Korah.

Korah (1 Chronicles 6:37)

Korah is named as the father of Ebiasaph in 1 Chronicles 6:37.

Korah (1 Chronicles 9:19)

Korah is named in 1 Chronicles as the father of Ebiasaph in the ancestry of Shallum.

Korah son of Kohath

A son of Kohath named in the genealogical listing of 1 Chronicles 6:22.

Kore (1 Chronicles 26:1)

Kore is named as the father of Meshelemiah in 1 Chronicles 26:1.

Kore son of Imnah

Kore, son of Imnah, is a Levite and east gatekeeper named in 2 Chronicles.

Koz

Koz is named in Nehemiah as the father of Uriah and in a priestly-family list.

Koz (1 Chronicles 4:8)

Koz is named in 1 Chronicles 4:8, where the passage states that he begot Anub.

Kushaiah

Kushaiah is named as the father of Ethan in 1 Chronicles.

Ladan (1 Chronicles 23:8)

Ladan is named as the father of Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel in 1 Chronicles 23:8.

Ladan (1 Chronicles 7:26)

Ladan is named as the father of Ammihud in 1 Chronicles 7:26.

Lael

Lael is named as the father of Eliasaph in Numbers 3:24.

Lahad son of Jahath

Lahad is named as a son of Jahath in the families of the Zorathites.

Laish

Laish is named as the father of Palti in the biblical text.

Lappidoth

Lappidoth is identified as the husband of Deborah in Judges 4:4.

Levi (Luke 3:24)

A genealogical ancestor named in Luke’s genealogy, placed between Matthat and Melchi.

Levi, Son of Alphaeus

Levi, Son of Alphaeus, is named as a tax collector whom Jesus called from a tax booth.

Libni

Libni is named among the sons of Gershon in Exodus and Numbers.

Libni (1 Chronicles 6:20)

Libni is listed as Gershom’s son and Jahath’s father in 1 Chronicles 6:20.

Libni (1 Chronicles 6:29)

Libni is named in 1 Chronicles 6:29 within a line associated with Merari.

Likhi son of Shemida

Likhi is listed among the sons of Shemida in 1 Chronicles.

Linus

Linus is named among those who send greetings to Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:21.

Living Infant in Solomon's Judgment

The child called “the living one” in the dispute spoken before the king.

Lois

Timothy’s grandmother, remembered for the sincere faith said to have first dwelt in her.

Lotan

Lotan is named among the sons of Seir the Horite, with Hori and Hemam identified as his sons.

Lotan son of Seir

A son of Seir named in 1 Chronicles, with Hori and Hemam listed as his sons.

Lud

A son of Shem named in the Genesis genealogy.

Luke, the Beloved Physician

Luke is named as a beloved physician, a fellow worker, and one who was with Paul.

Lying Spirit in the Prophets

A spirit in 1 Kings 22:21 that says it will entice him before the LORD.

Maacah

Maacah is named as the father of Achish, king of Gath.

Maacah

A Genesis figure named in Reumah’s list of those she bore.

Maacah (1 Chronicles 11:43)

A 1 Chronicles person named in the phrase “Hanan son of Maacah.”

Maacah (1 Chronicles 27:16)

Parent of Shephatiah, who is listed as leader for the Simeonites.

Maacah Daughter of Absalom

A 1 Kings figure identified as Absalom’s daughter, Abijam’s mother, and Asa’s mother.

Maacah daughter of Talmai

Maacah daughter of Talmai is named as Absalom’s mother in 1 Chronicles 3:2.

Maasai son of Adiel

Maasai is named in the genealogical line of Adiel in 1 Chronicles.

Maaseiah

An Ezra person named in lists connected with priests and several family groups.

Maaseiah son of Adaiah

A commander of hundreds identified as Adaiah’s son in Jehoiada’s covenant list.

Maaseiah son of Ananiah

Maaseiah son of Ananiah is named as the father of Azariah in Nehemiah’s account of rebuilding work.

Maaseiah son of Baruch

A Maaseiah identified as the son of Baruch in Nehemiah.

Maaseiah son of Ithiel

Maaseiah son of Ithiel is named in a Benjamite lineage in Nehemiah.

Maaseiah son of Shallum

A keeper of the threshold whose chamber is mentioned in the house of the LORD.

Maaz son of Ram

Maaz is named as a son of Ram, the firstborn of Jerahmeel.

Machi

Machi is named as Geuel's father in Numbers 13:15.

Machir

Machir is named in two verses of 2 Samuel as “Machir son of Ammiel” from Lo-debar.

Machir son of Manasseh

Machir is named in the family record of 1 Chronicles 7:15–17.

Madai

Madai is listed among the sons of Japheth in Genesis.

Madai son of Japheth

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

Magog

Magog is listed among the sons of Japheth in Genesis 10:2.

Magog son of Japheth

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

Mahalath

Mahalath is named as a wife of Esau and a daughter of Ishmael.

Mahalath daughter of Jerimoth

Mahalath, daughter of Jerimoth, is named when Rehoboam takes her as a wife.

Mahath son of Amasai

Mahath son of Amasai is named in a genealogical line and in a list of Levites who arose.

Mahlah

One of Zelophehad’s daughters, named in Numbers and Joshua.

Mahli son of Levi

Mahli is identified as Levi’s son in Ezra 8:18, within the lineage of an unnamed man described as understanding.

Mahli son of Mushi

A 1 Chronicles son named in a lineage sequence and in a later list with Eder and Jerimoth.

Mahol

Mahol is named as the father of Heman, Calcol, and Darda in 1 Kings.

Mahseiah

Mahseiah is named as the father of Neriah in two verses of Jeremiah.

Malchiel son of Beriah

Malchiel is listed with Heber among the sons of Beriah in 1 Chronicles.