Figures

Every named figure.

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

15 of 2,781 curated matching the active filters.

Azel
Azel
Divided kingdomBenjamin

Son of Eleasah; the genealogy of Saul's house concludes with his six sons (Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, Hanan). Lived around the early-divided-kingdom era; the Chronicler notes he was the last in the Saulide list before the genealogy is closed.

Azrikam (son of Azel)
Azrikam (son of Azel)
Divided kingdomBenjamin

Firstborn of Azel in the Saulide genealogy. Distinct from other Azrikams (the Davidic-line Azrikam of 1 Chronicles 3:23, the gatekeeper of 1 Chronicles 9:14, and the captain of king Ahaz's house, 2 Chronicles 28:7).

Bocheru
Bocheru
Divided kingdomBenjamin

Second son of Azel.

Eleasah (Saulide)
Eleasah (Saulide)
Divided kingdomBenjamin

Son of Raphah; father of Azel in the Saulide line. Distinct from Eleasah son of Helez (Judah's line, 1 Chronicles 2:39-40) and Eleasah the son of Pashhur (Ezra 10:22).

Eliada (Benjamite captain of Jehoshaphat)
Eliada (Benjamite captain of Jehoshaphat)
Divided kingdomWarriorBenjamin

Mighty man of valor leading 200,000 archers and shielded men under Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:17). Distinct from Eliada son of David and Eliada father of Rezon of Damascus.

Eliphelet (son of Eshek)
Eliphelet (son of Eshek)
Divided kingdomBenjamin

Third son of Eshek. Distinct from David's sons named Eliphelet.

Eshek (brother of Azel)
Eshek (brother of Azel)
Divided kingdomBenjamin

Brother of Azel in the closing of the Saulide genealogy; father of Ulam, Jeush, and Eliphelet.

Hanan (son of Azel)
Hanan (son of Azel)
Divided kingdomBenjamin

Sixth son of Azel. Last named figure in the Saulide genealogy of 1 Chronicles 8-9.

Ishmael (son of Azel)
Ishmael (son of Azel)
Divided kingdomBenjamin

Third son of Azel. Distinct from the patriarch Ishmael, from Ishmael son of Nethaniah (Jeremiah 41) the assassin of Gedaliah, and from Ishmael of Judah's line.

Jehozabad (Benjamite captain of Jehoshaphat)
Jehozabad (Benjamite captain of Jehoshaphat)
Divided kingdomWarriorBenjamin

Captain of 180,000 ready-armed men under Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:18). Distinct from Jehozabad son of Shomer who killed Joash.

Jeush (son of Eshek)
Jeush (son of Eshek)
Divided kingdomBenjamin

Second son of Eshek in the closing Saulide list. Distinct from Jeush son of Esau and other Jeushes.

Obadiah (son of Azel)
Obadiah (son of Azel)
Divided kingdomBenjamin

Fifth son of Azel. Distinct from the prophet Obadiah and from Obadiah the steward of Ahab's house (1 Kings 18:3).

Raphah
Raphah

Rephaiah (1 Chronicles 9:43)

Divided kingdomBenjamin

Son of Binea; father of Eleasah in the Saulide line.

Sheariah
Sheariah
Divided kingdomBenjamin

Fourth son of Azel.

Ulam (son of Eshek)
Ulam (son of Eshek)
Divided kingdomBenjamin

Firstborn of Eshek; ancestor of mighty archers in the Saulide tail. Distinct from Ulam son of Sheresh of Manasseh.

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”.