Figures

Every named figure.

Lifespans, relatives, and scripture references. Every claim is traceable; tradition tags surface where readings differ.

13 of 2,781 curated matching the active filters.

Ahitub (father of Zadok II)
Ahitub (father of Zadok II)
Divided kingdomPriestHigh priestLeviAaronic priesthood

Son of Amariah in the late-monarchic high-priestly genealogy. Distinct from the earlier Ahitub father of David's Zadok.

Amariah (chief priest under Jehoshaphat)
Amariah (chief priest under Jehoshaphat)
Divided kingdomPriestHigh priestLeviAaronic priesthood

Son of Azariah; possibly the Amariah whom Jehoshaphat set as chief priest over religious matters (2 Chronicles 19:11).

Azariah (father of Seraiah)
Azariah (father of Seraiah)
Divided kingdomPriestHigh priestLeviAaronic priesthood

Son of Hilkiah; father of Seraiah the high priest. Late-monarchic priestly Azariah.

Azariah (priest in the temple of Solomon)
Azariah (priest in the temple of Solomon)
Divided kingdomPriestHigh priestLeviAaronic priesthood

Son of Johanan; the chronicler notes 'it is he that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem' (1 Chronicles 6:10). Possibly identical with the Azariah who confronted king Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:17-20), though dating is debated.

Elishama (priest of Jehoshaphat)
Elishama (priest of Jehoshaphat)
Divided kingdomPriestLeviAaronic priesthood

Priest sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the law in Judah (2 Chronicles 17:8). Distinct from Elishama son of Ammihud, Elishama of David's house, and the secretary of Jehoiakim.

Hilkiah (high priest under Josiah)
Hilkiah (high priest under Josiah)
Divided kingdomPriestHigh priestLeviAaronic priesthood

Son of Shallum; high priest under king Josiah. Found the Book of the Law in the temple during Josiah's reform. Father of the prophet Jeremiah per Jeremiah 1:1 (debated whether the same Hilkiah).

Jehoiada (high priest)
Jehoiada (high priest)
130 yrs
Divided kingdomHigh priestLeviAaronic priesthood

High priest who hid the boy Joash from Athaliah for six years, then organized the coup that crowned him at seven. Effective regent of Judah during Joash's youth. Lived 130 years.

Jehoram (priest of Jehoshaphat)
Jehoram (priest of Jehoshaphat)
Divided kingdomPriestLeviAaronic priesthood

Priest sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the law in Judah (2 Chronicles 17:8). Distinct from Jehoram king of Judah and Jehoram king of Israel.

Johanan (high-priestly line)
Johanan (high-priestly line)
Divided kingdomPriestHigh priestLeviAaronic priesthood

Son of the elder Azariah in the high-priestly genealogy. Multiple Johanans appear in scripture; this is the priestly one of 1 Chronicles 6.

Pashhur son of Immer
Pashhur son of Immer
Divided kingdomPriestLeviAaronic priesthood

Priest and chief officer in the temple; struck Jeremiah and put him in stocks at the upper Benjamin Gate; renamed Magor-Missabib by the prophet.

Shallum (priest)
Shallum (priest)
Divided kingdomPriestHigh priestLeviAaronic priesthood

Son of Zadok II; father of Hilkiah the high priest of Josiah's reign. Per Nehemiah 11:11 and 1 Chronicles 9:11 the form Meshullam appears for him.

Zadok II (priest)
Zadok II (priest)
Divided kingdomPriestHigh priestLeviAaronic priesthood

Son of Ahitub II; later priest in the high-priestly genealogy of 1 Chronicles 6:12. Distinct from the Zadok of David.

Zechariah son of Jehoiada
Zechariah son of Jehoiada
Divided kingdomPriestProphetLeviAaronic priesthood

Son of Jehoiada the priest; rebuked Joash for his apostasy after Jehoiada's death; stoned to death in the court of the temple at the king's command. Likely the Zechariah named by Jesus in Matthew 23:35.

Curation status: Primeval (Genesis 1–11), patriarchs (Genesis 12–50), Exodus/Numbers, Joshua/Judges/Ruth, the united and divided monarchies (Saul, David, all kings of Judah and Israel), the writing prophets, post-exilic figures (Zerubbabel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther), the Holy Family, John the Baptist, the Twelve, and the early apostolic generation are all in. 2,781figures curated so far. The remaining named biblical figures (priestly genealogies in 1 Chronicles, the post-exile lists in Ezra/Nehemiah, the obscure persons in Acts and the epistles) are pending. Every claim is rigorously sourced; gaps mean “not yet curated”, not “not in scripture”.