Figures

Every named figure.

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

23 of 2,781 curated matching the active filters.

Abda son of Shammua (Jeduthunite)
Abda son of Shammua (Jeduthunite)
ReturnlevitemusicianLevi

Levitical singer of Jeduthun's house (Nehemiah 11:17). 1 Chronicles 9:16 calls him Obadiah son of Shemaiah.

Bakbakkar
Bakbakkar
ReturnleviteLevi

Levite returnee dwelling in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:15).

Bakbukiah
Bakbukiah
ReturnlevitemusicianLevi

Levite who served opposite Mattaniah in worship; chief of the gatekeepers in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 11:17, 12:9, 12:25).

Bakbukiah (second of his brothers)
Bakbukiah (second of his brothers)
ReturnlevitemusicianLevi

Second of his brothers among the Levites; Asaphite singer (Nehemiah 11:17; 12:9).

Berechiah son of Asa
Berechiah son of Asa
ReturnleviteLevi

Levite returnee living in the villages of the Netophathites (1 Chronicles 9:16). Distinct from Berechiah father of Zechariah the prophet, Berechiah son of Iddo, and others.

Eliashib (singer, Ezra 10)
Eliashib (singer, Ezra 10)
ReturnlevitemusicianLevi

Of the singers; put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:24). Distinct from Eliashib the high priest.

Eliezer (Levite, Ezra 10)
Eliezer (Levite, Ezra 10)
ReturnleviteLevi

Levite who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:23). Distinct from Eliezer of Damascus and Eliezer son of Moses.

Galal (Levite)
Galal (Levite)
ReturnleviteLevi

Levite returnee dwelling in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:15). Distinct from Galal son of Jeduthun (9:16).

Heresh (Levite)
Heresh (Levite)
ReturnleviteLevi

Levite returnee dwelling in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:15).

Judah (Levite, Ezra 10)
Judah (Levite, Ezra 10)
ReturnleviteLevi

Levite who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:23). Distinct from Judah the patriarch.

Kelaiah (Kelita)
Kelaiah (Kelita)
ReturnleviteLevi

Levite who put away his foreign wife; called Kelita (Ezra 10:23). Likely same as Kelita who taught the Law (Nehemiah 8:7) and sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:10).

Mattaniah son of Mica (Asaphite)
Mattaniah son of Mica (Asaphite)
ReturnlevitemusicianLevi

Levite of the Asaphite line dwelling in Jerusalem; son of Mica son of Zichri son of Asaph (1 Chronicles 9:15). Distinct from many other Mattaniahs.

Obadiah son of Shemaiah (Jeduthunite)
Obadiah son of Shemaiah (Jeduthunite)
ReturnlevitemusicianLevi

Levite of the Jeduthun line dwelling in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:16). Distinct from many other Obadiahs.

Pethahiah (Levite, Ezra 10)
Pethahiah (Levite, Ezra 10)
ReturnleviteLevi

Levite who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:23). Distinct from Pethahiah of the priestly course (1 Chronicles 24:16) and Pethahiah son of Meshezabel (Nehemiah 11:24).

Shabbethai (Levite, outside business)
Shabbethai (Levite, outside business)
ReturnleviteLevi

Chief of the Levites in charge of the outside business of God's house (Nehemiah 11:16). Same as Shabbethai who taught the Law (Nehemiah 8:7) and Shabbethai of Ezra 10:15.

Shallum (gatekeeper, Ezra 10)
Shallum (gatekeeper, Ezra 10)
ReturnlevitegatekeeperLevi

Gatekeeper who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:24).

Shemaiah son of Hasshub (Levite)
Shemaiah son of Hasshub (Levite)
ReturnleviteLevi

Levite chief in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:15).

Shemaiah son of Hasshub (Levite)
Shemaiah son of Hasshub (Levite)
ReturnleviteLevi

Levite returnee dwelling in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:14); a Merarite.

Shimei (Levite, Ezra 10)
Shimei (Levite, Ezra 10)
ReturnleviteLevi

Levite who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:23). Distinct from many other Shimeis.

Telem (gatekeeper)
Telem (gatekeeper)
ReturnlevitegatekeeperLevi

Gatekeeper who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:24).

Unni (Levite, post-exile)
Unni (Levite, post-exile)

Unno

ReturnlevitemusicianLevi

Levite singer in the post-exilic worship (Nehemiah 12:9). Distinct from Unni the singer of David's day (1 Chronicles 15:18, 20).

Uri (gatekeeper)
Uri (gatekeeper)
ReturnlevitegatekeeperLevi

Gatekeeper who put away his foreign wife (Ezra 10:24). Distinct from Uri father of Bezalel.

Uzzi son of Bani (overseer of Levites)
Uzzi son of Bani (overseer of Levites)
ReturnlevitegovernorLevi

Overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:22).

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”.