People of the Bible

Appaim son of Nadab

Appaim is named as a son of Nadab and the father of Ishi in 1 Chronicles.

Aram

A Genesis person named in Genesis 22:21, where Kemuel is identified as his father.

Aran

A son of Dishan named alongside Uz in Genesis 36:28.

Aran son of Dishon

Aran is named as a son of Dishon in 1 Chronicles 1:42.

Ara son of Jether

Ara is listed among the sons of Jether in 1 Chronicles 7:38.

Arba

Arba is named as the father of Anak in the designation Kiriath-arba for Hebron.

Archelaus

A ruler named in Matthew as reigning over Judea in place of Herod.

Archer Who Struck Ahab

An unnamed soldier in 1 Kings who shot Ahab and wounded him.

Ard

Ard is named in Genesis and Numbers, where the text places him among Benjamin’s sons and among Bela’s sons.

Arioch

Arioch is named as king of Ellasar in Genesis and as the king's guard captain in Daniel.

Arni, Ancestor of Jesus

A Luke genealogical ancestor named in the lineage at Luke 3:33.

Arodi

Arodi is listed as one of Gad’s sons in Genesis.

Arpachshad son of Shem

A son of Shem in 1 Chronicles who begot Shelah.

Artaxerxes king of Persia

A king named in Ezra and Nehemiah, associated with letters and decrees involving Ezra and Jerusalem.

Artemas

A person mentioned with Tychicus in Titus 3:12.

Arza

A 1 Kings steward first named at 1 Kings 16:9.

Asa

Asa was a king of Judah who succeeded Abijam and was followed by Jehoshaphat.

Asa (1 Chronicles 3:10)

Asa (1 Chronicles 3:10) is named in a sequence of sons in 1 Chronicles 3:10.

Asahel

Asahel is named in Ezra as the father of Jonathan.

Asaiah (1 Chronicles 6:30)

Asaiah is a 1 Chronicles person identified as the father of Haggiah.

Asaph

Asaph is identified as the father of Joah in Isaiah 36.

Asaph

Asaph is named in Psalm titles attached to melodies, songs, and Maskils.

Asaph (1 Chronicles 9:15)

A 1 Chronicles person named as the parent of Zichri.

Asaph Father of Joah

Asaph is named as the father of Joah, the recorder, in 2 Kings 18:18.

Asaph son of Berechiah

A 1 Chronicles figure named as Asaph son of Berechiah and listed among appointed singers.

Asarel son of Jehallelel

Asarel is listed among the sons of Jehallelel in 1 Chronicles 4:16.

Asa son of Elkanah

A 1 Chronicles son named in the phrase “Berechiah son of Asa son of Elkanah.”

Ashhur (1 Chronicles 2:24)

Ashhur is named in 1 Chronicles 2:24 as the father of Tekoa, and Abijah is identified as his mother.

Ashkenaz

Ashkenaz is listed in Genesis as a son of Gomer.

Ashkenaz son of Gomer

Ashkenaz is named among the sons of Gomer in 1 Chronicles.

Ashvath son of Japhlet

Ashvath is named among the sons of Japhlet in 1 Chronicles.

Asiel

Asiel is named in the genealogical sequence that identifies Seraiah as “the son of Asiel” in 1 Chronicles.

Asriel

Asriel is named with the Asrielites and appears in a Manasseh family list.

Asriel son of Manasseh

Asriel is named among the sons of Manasseh in 1 Chronicles 7:14.

Assir

A son of Korah named in Exodus’s Korahite family listing.

Assir son of Ebiasaph

Assir son of Ebiasaph is named in the genealogical line recorded in 1 Chronicles.

Assir son of Jeconiah

Assir is named among the sons of Jeconiah in 1 Chronicles.

Assir son of Kohath

Assir son of Kohath is named in the genealogical material of 1 Chronicles 6.

Assyria

Assyria is listed among the sons of Shem in Genesis 10:22.

Ater

Ater is named in Nehemiah among family and gatekeeper lists.

Athaiah son of Uzziah

Athaiah is named with the sons of Judah dwelling in Jerusalem and is identified as Uzziah’s son.

Attai (1 Chronicles 2:36)

Attai is named as the father of Nathan in 1 Chronicles 2:36.

Azaliah

Azaliah is identified as the father of Shaphan and the son of Meshullam.

Azaliah

Azaliah is identified as the father of Shaphan in 2 Chronicles.

Azaniah

Azaniah is identified as the parent of Jeshua son of Azaniah in Nehemiah 10:9.

Azarel son of Ahzai

Azarel son of Ahzai is named as Amashsai’s father in Nehemiah 11:13.

Azarel son of Jeroham

Azarel son of Jeroham is named for Dan among the rulers of the tribes of Israel.

Azariah

Azariah is a priest named as Zadok’s son among rulers in 1 Kings.

Azariah

Nathan’s son, described in 1 Kings as over the ones who stand.

Azariah (1 Chronicles 3:12)

A 1 Chronicles person named in the genealogical sequence of Amaziah, Azariah, and Jotham.

Azariah son of Ahimaaz

Azariah, son of Ahimaaz, is named in the lineage recorded in 1 Chronicles 6:9.

Azariah son of Ethan

A 1 Chronicles genealogical figure named as Ethan’s son.

Azariah son of Hoshaiah

A man named in Jeremiah as the son of Hoshaiah, speaking with others to Jeremiah.

Azariah son of Jehoshaphat

A son of Jehoshaphat named in a list of brothers in 2 Chronicles.

Azariah son of Jehu

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

Azariah son of Jeroham

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

Azariah son of Maaseiah

Azariah son of Maaseiah is named while strengthening a section beside his house in Nehemiah.

Azariah son of Meraioth

Azariah is named in Ezra 7:3 within a sequence that includes Amariah and Meraioth.

Azariah son of Obed

Azariah, identified as Obed’s son, is named among men taken by Jehoiada into a covenant.

Azariah son of Oded

The person identified as Oded’s son in 2 Chronicles 15:1.