Figures

Every named figure.

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

9 of 2,781 curated matching the active filters.

Azaz (Reubenite)
Azaz (Reubenite)
JudgesReuben

Father of Bela the Reubenite in 1 Chronicles 5:8.

Bela (Reubenite chief)
Bela (Reubenite chief)
JudgesReuben

Reubenite chief living in Aroer; son of Azaz son of Shema son of Joel. Distinct from Bela son of Benjamin and Bela king of Edom.

Gog (Reubenite)
Gog (Reubenite)
JudgesReuben

Reubenite of the line of Joel that descends to Beerah. Distinct from Gog the eschatological adversary of Ezekiel 38-39.

Jeiel (Reubenite chief)
Jeiel (Reubenite chief)
JudgesReuben

Chief of the Reubenites named at the head of the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 5:7. Distinct from Jeiel the Levite and other Jeiels.

Joel (chief of Reuben)
Joel (chief of Reuben)
JudgesReuben

Reubenite chief at the head of the genealogy of Beerah carried into exile by Tilgath-pilneser. Distinct from Joel son of Samuel and Joel the prophet.

Shema (Reubenite)
Shema (Reubenite)
JudgesReuben

Father of Azaz and grandfather of Bela the Reubenite. Distinct from Shema the Benjamite of 1 Chronicles 8:13 and Shema of Hebron.

Shemaiah (son of Joel of Reuben)
Shemaiah (son of Joel of Reuben)
JudgesReuben

Reubenite of the line of Joel that descends to Beerah.

Shimei (Reubenite)
Shimei (Reubenite)
JudgesReuben

Reubenite of the line of Joel that descends to Beerah.

Zechariah (Reubenite chief)
Zechariah (Reubenite chief)
JudgesReuben

Reubenite chief listed alongside Jeiel.

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”.