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People of the Ancient World

Biblical figures and the philosophers, historians, and world voices who lived alongside them · 142 figures

Patriarchs

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AbrahamPatriarchAdamFirst ManEnochPatriarchEveFirst WomanJosephPatriarch / Egyptian VizierJoshuaMilitary LeaderMethuselahPatriarchMosesProphet / LeaderNoahPatriarchSethPatriarchAsherPatriarch / Tribal LeaderBenjaminPatriarch / Tribal LeaderDanPatriarch / Tribal LeaderGadPatriarch / Tribal LeaderIsaacPatriarchIssacharPatriarch / Tribal LeaderJacobPatriarchJudahPatriarch / Tribal LeaderLeahMatriarchLeviPatriarch / Father of the Priestly TribeNaphtaliPatriarch / Tribal LeaderRachelMatriarchRebekahMatriarchReubenPatriarch / Tribal LeaderSarahMatriarchShemPatriarchSimeonPatriarch / Tribal LeaderZebulunPatriarch / Tribal Leader

Kings

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King AhabKing of IsraelAlexander the GreatForeign RulerAntiochus IV EpiphanesForeign RulerCaesar AugustusRoman EmperorConstantine the GreatRoman EmperorCyrus the GreatForeign RulerKing DavidKingKing SolomonKingHerod the GreatKing of JudeaHezekiahKing of JudahJehoshaphatKing of JudahJeroboam IKing of IsraelJosiahKing of JudahManassehKing of JudahNebuchadnezzar IIForeign RulerPharaoh of the ExodusForeign RulerRehoboamKing of JudahKing SaulKing

Queens

3
BathshebaQueenEstherQueenJezebelQueen of Israel

Prophets

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AgabusProphetAhijahProphetAmosProphetAnnaProphetessBalaamProphetDanielProphetDeborahJudge / ProphetessElijahProphetJeremiahProphetJonahProphetMosesProphet / LeaderElishaProphetEzekielProphet / PriestGad the SeerProphetHabakkukProphetHaggaiProphetHoseaProphetHuldahProphetessIsaiahProphetJoelProphetJohn the BaptistProphet / ForerunnerMalachiProphetMicahProphetMiriamProphetessNahumProphetNathanProphetObadiahProphetSamuelProphet / JudgeZechariahProphetZephaniahProphet

Apostles

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AndrewApostleBarnabasApostle / MissionaryJohnApostleJudas IscariotApostleLukePhysician / HistorianMark (John Mark)EvangelistMarthaDisciple / WitnessMary MagdaleneDisciple / WitnessMary of BethanyDiscipleMatthew (Levi)ApostlePaulApostleThomasApostleJoseph of ArimatheaDisciple / Council MemberPeterApostlePhilipDeacon / Evangelist

Women

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AnnaProphetessBathshebaQueenDeborahJudge / ProphetessEstherQueenEveFirst WomanJezebelQueen of IsraelMarthaDisciple / WitnessMaryMother of JesusMary MagdaleneDisciple / WitnessMary of BethanyDiscipleRuthAncestor of DavidHagarMother of IshmaelHuldahProphetessLeahMatriarchMiriamProphetessNaomiOtherPhoebeDeacon / PatronPriscillaChurch Leader / MissionaryRachelMatriarchRahabConvert / Ancestor of DavidRebekahMatriarchSarahMatriarch

Villains

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Antiochus IV EpiphanesForeign RulerBalaamProphetCaiaphasPriestJezebelQueen of IsraelJudas IscariotApostlePontius PilateRoman GovernorHerod the GreatKing of JudeaPharaoh of the ExodusForeign Ruler

World Figures

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They didn’t write the Bible — they shaped the world it was written into.

AristotlePhilosopherBuddhaPhilosopherConfuciusPhilosopherPhilo of AlexandriaPhilosopherPlatoPhilosopherPlutarchHistorianSocratesPhilosopherSuetoniusHistorianTacitusHistorian