List of Jewish Biblical figures

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Jewish figures from the Hebrew Bible

See also: List of Jews

Aaron, brother of Moses and Miriam, and the first High Priest
Abigail, a prophetess who became a wife of King David
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Judaism's "Three Patriarchs"
Amram and Jochebed, both Levites, parents of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam
Avishai, one of King David's generals and relative
Avner, cousin of King Saul and commander of his army, assassinated by Yoav
Avshalom, rebellious son of King David
Bathsheba, queen, wife of King David, and mother of King Solomon
Boaz, husband of Ruth and ancestor of King David
Ezra, Nehemiah, Zerubbabel, prophets and leaders of the Exile (along with Daniel) and Return to Zion
Elijah and Elisha, important prophets who rebuked the kings of Israel
Elkanah and Hannah, parents of the judge and prophet Samuel
Esther and Mordechai, Persian queen, and her uncle, saviors of the Jews on Purim
Gedaliah, last governor of Judea appointed by Babylonians, (assassinated)
Gershom and Eliezer, Moses and Zipporah's sons
Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah (fellow exiles with and friends of Daniel) were thrown into a furnace by Nebuchadnezzar, yet survived "without the smell of smoke"
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, the Twelve Minor Prophets
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel the Major Prophets
Jeroboam, Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri, Ahab, Ahaziah, Jehoram, Jehu, Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Jeroboam II, Zachariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah, Hoshea, the kings of the northern Kingdom of Israel
Jethro, a priest of Midian, Zipporah's father, and father-in-law of Moses, became a convert after Mt. Sinai
Jonah, prophet during Kingdom of Israel
Jonathan, son of King Saul and slain with him in battle, trusted friend of David
Joshua, Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Barak, Gideon, Abimelech, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, Samson, and Eli, Samuel, the Judges who ruled after Moses and before the kings
Saul, David, and Solomon, the kings who ruled the united kingdom of the twelve Tribes
Leah, wife of Jacob
Melchizedek King of Salem at the time of Abraham
Miriam, prophetess, sister of Moses and Aaron
Moses, adopted by Pharaoh's daughter in Egypt, leader of the Exodus from Egypt received the Torah, Mosaic Law
Nathan, prophet in time of King David
Onan, the second son of Judah
Neriah a prophet, and his son Baruch the scribe of Jeremiah
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Gad, Asher, Dan, Naphtali, Joseph, Benjamin, the Twelve Tribes the Children of Israel, sons of Jacob called Israel. (Ephraim and Manasseh, Joseph's sons were also counted as part of the twelve tribes at times.)
Rachel, wife of Jacob
Rebecca, wife of Isaac and mother of Esau and Jacob
Rehoboam, Abijam, Asa, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, Ahaziah, (Queen) Athaliah, Jehoash, Amaziah, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh, Amon, Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jeconiah, Zedekiah, the kings of the southern Kingdom of Judah
Ruth, Moabite convert and ancestor of King David
Samuel, last of the Judges and first of the Prophets
Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah, Judaism's Four Matriarchs
Tamar, daughter-in-law, and then levirate wife, of Judah
Yoav, relative of King David, impulsive military leader
Zilpah and Bilhah, additional wives of Jacob, mothers of four of the twelve Tribes
Zipporah, Moses' wife, daughter of Jethro, a convert