People of the Bible

Judas, Brother of Jesus

Judas is named as a brother of Jesus in the Gospel lists of Jesus’ family.

Judas (Luke 3:30)

A Luke genealogical ancestor situated between Simeon and Joseph in Luke 3:30.

Judith

A Genesis woman named as Beeri’s daughter and Esau’s wife.

Kadmiel

A Levite named in Nehemiah’s accounts of communal prayer and praise.

Kareah

Kareah is named as the father of Johanan and Jonathan in accounts set at Mizpah.

Kedar

Kedar is listed among the sons of Ishmael in Genesis.

Keeper of Baal's Wardrobe

The Keeper of Baal's Wardrobe is the person directed to bring garments for Baal's servants.

Kemuel

Kemuel is named as a leader from the tribe of Ephraim and as Shiphtan’s son.

Kemuel

Kemuel is named as the father of Hashabiah in 1 Chronicles 27:17.

Kenaz

Kenaz is named among the sons of Eliphaz in Genesis 36.

Kenaz

Kenaz is named as the father of Othniel in Joshua and Judges.

Kenaz son of Eliphaz

A son of Eliphaz listed in 1 Chronicles 1:36.

Keturah (1 Chronicles 1:32)

Keturah is named as Abraham’s concubine and the mother of six sons in 1 Chronicles 1:32.

King Aretas IV

The king named in 2 Corinthians in connection with a governor in Damascus.

Kish

Kish is named as the father of Shimei in Mordecai’s lineage.

Kish (1 Chronicles 12:1)

Kish is named in the phrase “Saul son of Kish” in the account of men coming to David at Ziklag.

Kish (1 Chronicles 26:28)

Named in the designation of Saul in 1 Chronicles 26:28.

Kishi son of Abdi

Kishi is named as Abdi’s son and Ethan’s father in a Merarite line.

Kish son of Abdi

Kish son of Abdi is identified among the sons of Merari in 2 Chronicles.

Kish son of Mahli

Kish is named as one of Mahli’s sons, alongside Eleazar, in 1 Chronicles.

Kish son of Ner

Kish son of Ner is named as Ner’s son and Saul’s father in 1 Chronicles.

Kittim

Kittim is named in Genesis as one of Javan's sons.

Kohath

Kohath is named as one of Levi’s sons in the biblical genealogical lists.

Kohath (1 Chronicles 23:12)

Kohath is named as the father of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel in 1 Chronicles 23:12.

Kohath son of Levi

Kohath is listed as a son of Levi in 1 Chronicles 6.

Kolaiah son of Maaseiah

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

Korah

Korah, son of Izhar, is named in Exodus, Numbers, and Jude in connection with a congregation that contended against Moses and Aaron.

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 as the father of Anub and Zobebah in 1 Chronicles 4:8.

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.

Leah

Leah is Laban's older daughter, identified in Genesis as Jacob's spouse and the mother of several of his children.

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

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

Maacah

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

Maacah (1 Chronicles 11:43)

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