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.

Abihail (father of Esther)
Abihail (father of Esther)
ExileBenjamin

Father of Esther and uncle of Mordecai. Distinct from other Abihails (e.g. Abihail wife of Rehoboam).

Hanameel son of Shallum
Hanameel son of Shallum
ExileBenjamin

Cousin of the prophet Jeremiah who, during the Babylonian siege, came to him in the court of the guard with the right of redemption and sold him a field at Anathoth — a sign-act of confidence in Yahweh's promise of restoration (Jeremiah 32:7-12).

Hassenuah
Hassenuah
ExileBenjamin

Great-grandfather of Sallu the Benjamite returnee.

Hodaviah (ancestor of Sallu)
Hodaviah (ancestor of Sallu)
ExileBenjamin

Grandfather of Sallu the Benjamite returnee.

Ibnijah
Ibnijah
ExileBenjamin

Great-grandfather of the Benjamite returnee Meshullam (1 Chronicles 9:8).

Ithiel son of Jeshaiah
Ithiel son of Jeshaiah
ExileBenjamin

Ancestor of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7). The name Ithiel also appears in Proverbs 30:1 as a name to whom Agur addressed his oracle.

Jeroham (father of Ibneiah)
Jeroham (father of Ibneiah)
ExileBenjamin

Father of Ibneiah the Benjamite returnee. Distinct from Jeroham the Benjamite of 1 Chronicles 8:27 and Jeroham father of Adaiah the priest.

Jeshaiah (Ithiel's father)
Jeshaiah (Ithiel's father)
ExileBenjamin

Most-distant named ancestor of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7). Distinct from many other Jeshaiahs.

Kolaiah son of Maaseiah (Benjamin)
Kolaiah son of Maaseiah (Benjamin)
ExileBenjamin

Ancestor of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7). Possibly the same Kolaiah father of Ahab the false prophet (Jeremiah 29:21).

Maaseiah son of Ithiel (Benjamin)
Maaseiah son of Ithiel (Benjamin)
ExileBenjamin

Ancestor of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7).

Meshullam (father of Sallu)
Meshullam (father of Sallu)
ExileBenjamin

Father of Sallu the Benjamite returnee.

Michri
Michri
ExileBenjamin

Grandfather of Elah the Benjamite returnee.

Reuel (Benjamite ancestor)
Reuel (Benjamite ancestor)
ExileBenjamin

Grandfather of the Benjamite returnee Meshullam. Distinct from Reuel/Jethro, Reuel son of Esau, and Reuel of Gad.

Shephatiah (Benjamite)
Shephatiah (Benjamite)
ExileBenjamin

Father of the Benjamite returnee Meshullam in 1 Chronicles 9:8. Distinct from Shephatiah son of David, Shephatiah son of Mattan, and Shephatiah of the returnees.

Uzzi (father of Elah)
Uzzi (father of Elah)
ExileBenjamin

Father of Elah the Benjamite returnee.

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”.