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People in the Scriptures

PEOPLE IN THE SCRIPTURES K–Z

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KEY:  † = Ancestor of Christ  |  Ω = Prophet/Apostle  |  â–  = High Priest  |  ♦ = King/Queen/Emperor  |  > = Other Ruler
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Wife of Abraham | Mother of Midian and others ≈ 1900 BC

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Northern division of the Twelve Tribes of Israel | Followed Jeroboam I after split | Ten tribes were Reuben, Simeon, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Ephraim, & Manasseh | After Assyrian conquest, majority of the 10 tribes were lost to history​

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Southern division of the Twelve Tribes of Israel | Followed Rehoboam after division | Two tribes were Judah & Benjamin | People eventually called Jewish 

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Son of Levi | Grandfather of MiriamAaron, & 

Moses | Father of Kohathites1600 BC

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Tribe descended from Kohath & Levi | Priests ≈ 1500 BC

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Descended from Aaron & Levi | Aaronic Priesthood | High Priests were Kohenim | Priests ≈ 1500 BC

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Son of Bethuel | Brother of Rebekah | Father of Leah & Rachel | Patriarch ≈ 1930 BC

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Keeper of Brass Plates | Tribe of Joseph ≈ 606 BC

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Son of Lehi I & Sariah | Manassite | Father of Lamanites ≈ 606 BC

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Descendants of Laman, Lemuel, & others ≈ 580 BC

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King of Lamanites ≈ 90 BC

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Brother of Martha & Mary II | JewishDisciple ≈ 33 AD

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Daughter of Laban I | Wife of Jacob I | Matriarch ≈ 1700 BC

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​​​Husband of Sariah | Father of Laman, LemuelSamNephi I, Jacob II, Joseph II, & others | ManassiteProphet606 BC

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Nephite military commander ≈ 74 BC

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Son of Helaman II | Brother of Nephi II | Nephite | Missionary ≈ 74 BC

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​Son of Lehi I & Sariah | Manassite | Lamanite ≈ 606 BC

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Son of Jacob & Leah | Father of Gershon, Kohath, Merari, Jochebed, & LevitesPatriarch1670 BC

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One of the Twelve Tribes of Israel | Descended from Levi | Divided into Gershonites, Kohathites, Merarites, & Kohenim/Aaronites | Priests ≈ 1600 BC

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Son of Noah II | King of Nephites ≈ 130 BC

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Son of Haran | Nephew of Abraham | Patriarch ≈ 1800 BC

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Wife of Lot ≈ 1800 BC

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Physician | Greek | Companion of Paul | Writer of Gospel 40 AD

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Son of Ptolemy son of Mennaeus | Tetrarch of Abilene ≈ 40 BC

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Jewish Leaders of Hasmonean Dynasty | Levites170 BC

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Son of Japheth and possibly descendants | Scythians? ≈ 2200 BC

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Zebulunite | Last Prophet of the Old Testament420 BC

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Son of Joseph I & Asenath | Father of ManassitesPatriarch ≈ 1640 BC

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Son of Hezekiah | Father of Amon | JudahiteKing of Judah687 – 643 BC

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One of the Twelve Tribes of Israel | Descendants of Manasseh I ≈ 1600 BC

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Babylonian | King of Babylon ≈ 722 – 710 BC

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From Cyrene, LibyaSon of Mary IV | Levite | Companion of Paul | Writer of Gospel ≈ 43 AD

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From Bethany | Sister of Mary II & Lazarus | From Bethany | Disciple ≈ 32 AD

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Son of Nathan & Rhoda Harris | One of Three Witnesses | Apostle = 1829 AD

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From Nazareth | Wife of Joseph III | Mother of Jesus, Joses, James III, Jude, & Simon | Judahite ≈ 20 BC

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From Bethany | Sister of Martha & Lazarus | Jewish | Disciple ≈ 32 AD

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Wife of Cleopas | Mother of James and Joses | Disciple ≈ 34 AD

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Mother of Mark | Disciple ≈ 34 AD

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From Magdala | Disciple ≈ 31 AD

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Father of Simon Thassi, Judas Maccabeus, Jonathan Apphus, & others | Kohen Priest | Head of Maccabees/Hasmoneans170 BC

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Son of Alphaeus | LevitePublican/Tax Collector | Apostle31 AD

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JewishApostle ≈ 33 AD

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King of Salem/Jerusalem | Great High PriestProphet ≈ 1820 BC

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Son of Gadi | Father of Pekahiah | GaditeKing of Israel752 – 742 BC

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Son of Simon II | Brother of Onias III & Jason | LeviteHigh Priest ≈ 172 – 162 BC

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Son of Jonathan | Grandson of Saul I | Benjaminite | Prince of Israel ≈ 1010 BC

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Son of Levi | Father of Merarites | Priest ≈ 1600 BC

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Tribe descended from Merari & Levi | Responsible for Tabernacle's structure | Priestly Family ≈ 1500 BC

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Son of Chemosh-yat | Moabite | King of Moab ≈ 870 BC

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Friend of Daniel | Judahite | Prince of Judah605 BC

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Word meaning "The Anointed" | see Jesus Christ

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Son of Enoch | Father of Lamech | Prophet ≈ 3300 BC

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The Morasthite | Prophet735 BC

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Son of Imlah | From SamariaProphet855 BC

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Daughter of Saul I & Ahinoam | Wife of DavidBenjaminiteQueen of Israel ≈ 1008 BC

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​​​​Son of Abraham & Keturah | Father of Midianites ≈ 1750 BC

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Tribe from near the Gulf of Aqaba | Midianites | Descended from Midian ≈ 1650 BC

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Daughter of Haran | Wife of Nahor | Mother of Bethuel ≈ 1700 BC

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Daughter of Amram & Jochebed | LeviteProphetess ≈ 1500 BC

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Tribe from east of Dead Sea | Moabites | Descended from Moab ≈ 1750 BC

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Son of Mormon | NephiteProphet ≈ 400 AD

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Son of Benjamin II | Father of Ammon III, Aaron II, Omner, & Himni | King of Nephites | Prophet124 BC

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​Son of Lot | Father of Moabites ≈ 1750 BC

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Father of Moroni II | NephiteProphet ≈ 311 AD

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Son of Amram & Jochebed | Father of Gershom & Eliezer | LeviteProphet1500 BC

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Son of Zedekiah | Father of Mulekites | Judahite | Prince of Judah ≈ 587 BC

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Father of Moronihah | Captain of Nephites | Prophet74 BC

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Father of Benjamin II | King of Nephites ≈ 270 BC

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Descendants of Mulek | Judahites | People of Zarahemla ≈ 587 BC

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Syrian | Commander of Ben-Hadad II ≈ 845 BC

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Son of Jeroboam I | EphraimiteKing of Israel910 – 909 BC

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Father of Hanun | Ammonite | King of Ammon ≈ 1030 – 1000 BC

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Son of Terah | Husband of Milcah | Father of Bethuel ≈ 1900 BC

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Simeonite from Galilee | Prophet613 BC

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Wife of Elimelech | Mother-in-law of Ruth1140 BC

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Son of Jacob I & Bilhah | Father of NaphtalitesPatriarch ≈ 1670 BC

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One of the Twelve Tribes of Israel | Descendants of Naphtali ≈ 1600 BC

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Judahite | Prophet992 BC

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Son of David & Bathsheba | JudahitePrince of Israel960 BC

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Son of Psamtik I | Father of Psamtik IIPharaoh of Egypt610 – 595 BC

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Son of Helaman II | Father of Nephi III | NephiteProphet39 BC

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Jewish | Pharisee on the Sanhedrin ≈ 30 AD

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Son of Hachaliah | JudahiteGovernor of Judea450 BC

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Son of Nephi II | Father of Amos II | NephiteApostle1 BC

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Son of Lamech | Father of Shem, Ham, & JaphethPatriarch | Prophet2940 BC

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Son of Nabopolassar | Father of Amel-Marduk | BabylonianKing of Neo-Babylonian Empire605 – 562 BC

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Son of Lehi I & Sariah | Father of Nephites | ManassiteProphet ≈ 606 BC

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Descendants of Nephi I and others ≈ 580 BC

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Son of Zeniff | Father of Limhi | King of Nephites ≈ 160 BC

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Steward of Ahab ≈ 870 BC

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Son of Jarom | Father of Amaron & ChemishRecord Keeper ≈ 323 BC

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Son of Shoshenq V? | ​​​Pharaoh of Egypt ≈ 730 – 716 BC

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JewishProphet840 BC

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Captain of the Host | Ephraimite | Father of AhabKing of Israel885 – 874 BC

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Son of William & Rebecca Cowdery | American | One of Three Witnesses | Apostle = 1829 AD

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Son of Simon II | Brother of Jason & Menelaus | LeviteHigh Priest185 – 175 BC

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Son of Kenaz | Nephew of Caleb | JudahiteFirst Judge of Israel1360 BC

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Father/Ruler of family | or ordained office in priesthood (evangelist) ≈ 4000 BC

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Roman citizen from Tarsus | BenjaminitePhariseeApostle ≈ 34 AD

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Son of Remaliah | NaphtaliteKing of Israel740 – 732 BC

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Son of Menahem | GaditeKing of Israel742 – 740 BC

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Son of Eber | Patriarch ≈ 2243 BC

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Son of Jona | Jewish | Fisherman | Chief Apostle30 AD

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Religious Jewish Political Party | Strictly observed Law of Moses ≈ 160 BC

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From Colossae | Companion of Paul ≈ 62 AD

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​​Son of Herod the Great & Cleopatra | Husband of Salome II | HerodianTetrarch of Iturea & Trachonitus4 BC

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From Bethsaida | Jewish | Apostle31 AD

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One of the seven leaders | Evangelist ≈ 34 AD

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Tribe/group on Mediterranean coast | Canaanite ≈ 1200 BC

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Son of Eleazar | Father of Abishua | LeviteHigh Priest1350 BC

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Son of Eli | Father of Ahitub | LevitePriest1050 BC

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Roman | Prefect of Judea26 AD

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​​​​God's messenger on earth | Preacher of righteousness | Seer

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Roman | Governor of Syria & Judea6 BC

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Daughter of Laban I | Wife of Jacob I | Mother of Joseph I & Benjamin IMatriarch ≈ 1700 BC

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​​Son of Solomon & Naamah | Father of Abijam | JudahiteKing of Judah931 – 913 BC

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Assyrian | Chief or Vizier ≈ 701 BC

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Harlot of Jericho | Wife of Salmon? ≈ 1400 BC

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​Son of Jacob I & Leah | Father of ReubenitesPatriarch ≈ 1670 BC

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SyrianKing of Syria/Aram Damascus ≈ 754 – 732 BC

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Daughter of Bethuel | Mother of twins Jacob I & EsauMatriarch1800 BC

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One of the Twelve Tribes of Israel | Descended from Reuben ≈ 1600 BC

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People from the Roman Empire | At the time of Christ, the Roman Empire stretched across Africa, Asia, and Europe ≈ 753 BC

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Daughter-in-law of Naomi | Wife of Boaz | Great-grandmother of David | Moabite1150 BC

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Priestly Jewish Aristocratic Party | Levites ≈ 167 BC

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Wife of Zebedee | Mother of James I & John | Jewish ≈ 30 AD

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Daughter of Herod IIHerodias | Wife of Philip I | Herodian | Princess of Judea ≈ 30 AD

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Son of Lehi I & Sariah | ManassiteNephite ≈ 606 BC

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Tribe from Samaria | Partly descended from lost Northern tribes of Israel | Religion today is similar to Judaism ≈ 720 BC

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Son of Manoah | DaniteJudge of Israel1060 BC

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Son of Elkanah & Hannah | Father of Joel I & Abijah I | Levite | Judge | Prophet1050 BC

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Lamanite | Prophet ≈ 6 BC

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​Jewish Senate with PhariseesSadducees, & others, usually 23 elders (local) or 70 elders (central government) | Also referred to as Chief Priests ≈ 57 BC

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Daughter or granddaughter of Terah (possibly Iscah?) | Wife of Abraham | Mother of IsaacMatriarch1900 BC

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Son of Tiglath-Pileser III | Father of Sennacherib | AssyrianKing of Neo-Assyrian Empire ≈ 722 – 705 BC

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Wife of Lehi I | Mother of Laman, Lemuel, SamNephi I, Jacob II, & Joseph II | Nephite ≈ 606 BC

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Son of Kish | Father of Jonathan I, Michal, & Ish-bosheth & others | BenjaminiteKing of Israel1032 – 1012 BC

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A lawyer or someone who copied manuscripts | Typically Levite ≈ 1040 BC

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One who sees | Another name for a revelator or prophet ≈ 1100 BC

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Son of Sargon II | Father of Esarhaddon | AssyrianKing of Neo-Assyrian Empire ≈ 705 – 681 BC

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Son of Azariah VI | Father of Jehozadak | Levite | Put to death by Nebuchadnezzar IIHigh Priest600 BC

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Son of Adam & Eve | Father of Enos I | Patriarch ≈ 3900 BC

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Group of 70 leaders which have served in different dispensations, including under Moses, the Sanhedrin, those appointed by Jesus, and modern-day Quoroum of the Seventy | Seventy nations are named as descendants of Noah in Gen. 10 ≈ 1500 BC

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Friend of Daniel | Judahite | Prince of Judah605 BC

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Son of Jabesh | King of Israel752 BC (for 1 month)

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Son of Zadok II | LeviteHigh Priest ≈ 670 BC

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Son of Tiglath-Pileser III | AssyrianKing of Neo-Assyrian Empire ≈ 727 – 722 BC

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Son of Anath | Judge of Israel1270 BC

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Son of Hamor the Hivite | Prince of Shechem ≈ 1650 BC

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Son of Noah I | Father of Arphaxad, Elam, Ashur, Lud, & AramPatriarch2450 BC

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Son of Nimlot A | Father of Osorkon I | Pharaoh of Egypt ≈ 943 – 922 BC

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Father-in-law? of Solomon | Pharaoh of Egypt ≈ 986 – 967 BC

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Son of Jacob & Leah | Father of Simeonites | Patriarch ≈ 1670 BC

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One of the Twelve Tribes of Israel | Descendants of Simeon≈ 1600 BC

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Son of Mattathias | Father of John Hyrcanus I & others | LeviteHigh Priest | Prince of Judea ≈ 142  – 134 BC

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Canaanean | ZealotApostle31 AD

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Son of David & Bathsheba | Father of Rehoboam & others | JudahiteKing of Israel970 – 931 BC

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People of Semitic origin north of Palestine | Descended from Aram, son of Shem | Often warred with Israelites ≈ 2000 BC

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Wife of Er & Onan | Daughter-in-Law of Judah | Mother of Pharez & Zerah by Judah ≈ 1630 BC

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Daughter of David & Maacah | Geshurite/Aramean | Princess of Israel ≈ 978 BC

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Son of Piye | Pharaoh of Egypt ≈ 690 – 664 BC

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Jewish | Apostle31 AD

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Son of Tiberius Claudius Nero & Augustus (adopted) | RomanEmperor of Rome14 – 37 AD

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​Son of Ginath | King of Israel ≈ 885 – 880 BC

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​Son of Adad-nirari | Father of Shalmaneser V & Sargon II | AssyrianKing of Neo-Assyrian Empire ≈ 745 – 727 BC

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​​​Son of Eunice | Greek | Companion of Paul50 AD

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12 Sons of Jacob I & their descendants | Israelites | Tribes are Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph (Ephraim, Manasseh), Benjamin1650 BC

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Husband of Bathsheba | HittiteDavid's Mighty Man ≈ 980 BC

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Son of Shemaiah | Prophet609 BC

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Son of Amaziah & Jecoliah | Father of Jotham | JudahiteKing of Judah783 – 742 BC

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Son of Darius I the Great | Father of Artaxerxes I | Husband of Esther?King of Persia ≈ 486 – 465 BC

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Son of Jeroboam II | ReubeniteKing of Israel752 BC (for 6 months)

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Husband of Elizabeth | Father of John the Baptist | Levite | Priest ≈ 3 BC
 

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Son of Ahitub | Father of Azariah I & Ahimaaz || LeviteHigh Priest990 BC

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Group of Jews against Rome ≈ 6 AD

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Husband of Salome II | Father of James I & John | Levite? ≈ 10 AD

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Son of Jacob & Leah | Father of ZebulunitesPatriarch ≈ 1660 BC

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One of the Twelve Tribes of Israel | Descendants of Zebulun ≈ 1600 BC

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Prophet783 BC

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Son of Berechiah | LeviteProphet520 BC

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Son of Josiah & Hamutal | Father of Mulek & others | JudahiteLast King of Judah597 – 586 BC

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Father of Noah II | King of Nephites ≈ 200 BC

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Son of Cushi | Descendant of Hezekiah | JudahiteProphet624 BC

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Grandson of Jehoiachin | Father of Abiud, Rhesa, & others | JudahiteGovernor of Judea539 – 520  BC

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King of Israel885 BC (for 7 days)

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​Handmaid of Leah | Wife of Jacob | Mother of Gad & Asher ≈ 1700 BC

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Daughter of Jethro | Wife of Moses | Mother of Gershom & Eliezer | Midianite ≈ 1480 BC

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