Every named figure.
Lifespans, relatives, and scripture references. Every claim is traceable; tradition tags surface where readings differ.
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Rachel's handmaid; given to Jacob as a secondary wife to bear children for Rachel. Mother of Dan and Naphtali.
Daughter of Jacob and Leah; defiled by Shechem son of Hamor, prompting the violent retaliation of her brothers Simeon and Levi.
Yitzchak · He laughs
Only son of Abraham and Sarah, born when Abraham was 100 and Sarah 90. The promised son through whom Yahweh's covenant would continue. Bound by his father at Moriah but spared by divine substitute. Father of Esau and Jacob.
Israel · Yaakov · Heel-grabber
Younger twin of Esau; obtained the birthright and blessing. Fled to Paddan-Aram; served Laban twenty years and married Leah and Rachel (and their handmaids Bilhah and Zilpah). Wrestled with the Angel of Yahweh and was renamed Israel ('he strives with God'). Father of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Elder daughter of Laban; given to Jacob through deception in place of Rachel. Mother of six of Jacob's sons (Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun) and of his only named daughter Dinah. Buried in the cave of Machpelah.
Younger daughter of Laban; the wife Jacob loved. Mother of Joseph and Benjamin; died giving birth to Benjamin and was buried near Bethlehem.
Leah's handmaid; given to Jacob as a secondary wife to bear children for Leah. Mother of Gad and Asher.
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”.