Every named figure.
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Priest of the family of Abijah (eighth priestly course; the course of Zechariah father of John the Baptist) who returned with Zerubbabel.
Post-exilic priest; son of Jeroham son of Pashhur son of Malchijah (1 Chronicles 9:12).
Head of the priestly family of Harim in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:15).
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:2). Father of Jehohanan of Joiakim's generation.
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Eber led the family in Joiakim's day.
Chief priest in the house of God after the return; son of Hilkiah son of Meshullam son of Zadok son of Meraioth son of Ahitub. Distinct from many other Azariahs.
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:5). Likely the contemporary representative of the priestly course of Bilgah.
Head of the family of Ithamar who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:2). Distinct from Daniel the prophet and Daniel son of David.
Head of the priestly family of Amok in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:20). Distinct from Eber descendant of Shem.
Priest of the sons of Pashhur who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:22). Distinct from Elasah son of Shaphan and Elasah son of Helez.
Priest who weighed the silver and gold with Meremoth and others when Ezra arrived in Jerusalem (Ezra 8:33). Distinct from Eleazar son of Aaron.
Priest who blew a trumpet at the wall dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:41). Distinct from Eliakim son of Hilkiah the steward of Hezekiah, Eliakim/Jehoiakim king of Judah, and Eliakim in the genealogy of Jesus.
Son of Joiakim; high priest in the days of Nehemiah. Prepared a chamber in the temple courts for Tobiah, drawing Nehemiah's rebuke.
Priest, son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:18). Distinct from Eliezer son of Moses, Eliezer the Reubenite, Eliezer the prophet, and many others.
Priest of the sons of Harim who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:21). Distinct from Elijah the prophet and Elijah the Benjaminite.
Priest who blew a trumpet at the wall dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:41). Distinct from Elioenai of David's line, Elioenai son of Pashhur, and Elioenai the gatekeeper.
Priest of the sons of Pashhur who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:22). Distinct from Elioenai of David's line, Elioenai the gatekeeper, and Elioenai of Simeon.
Priest of the Aaronic line and scribe skilled in the law of Moses; led a second group of returnees in 458 BC. Dissolved the mixed marriages; read the Torah at the Water Gate (Nehemiah 8). Traditionally credited with the canonical work of the Hebrew scriptures.
Priest, son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:18). Distinct from Gedaliah governor of Judah, Gedaliah the prophet, and others.
Head of the family of Phinehas who came up with Ezra (Ezra 8:2). Distinct from Gershom son of Moses and Gershon son of Levi.
Ginnethon (Nehemiah 10:6, 12:16)
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; sealed Nehemiah's covenant; his son Meshullam led the family in Joiakim's day.
Priest of the sons of Immer who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:20). Distinct from Hanani the brother of Nehemiah and Hanani the seer.
Priest who blew a trumpet at the wall dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:41). Distinct from Hananiah the false prophet, Hananiah governor of the citadel, and many other Hananiahs.
Head of the priestly family of Jeremiah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:12).
Priest who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:5). Likely the contemporary representative of the priestly course of Harim (1 Chronicles 24:8).
Head of the priestly family of Hilkiah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:21).
Priestly head listed among those who returned with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:2). Distinct from Hattush son of Shemaiah of David's line (1 Chronicles 3:22; Ezra 8:2) and Hattush son of Hashabneiah, the wall-rebuilder (Nehemiah 3:10).
Head of the priestly family of Meraioth in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:15).
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Hashabiah led the family in Joiakim's day.
Priest of the sons of Pashhur who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:22). Distinct from Ishmael son of Abraham, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and others.
Last high priest named in the Old Testament (Nehemiah 12:11, 22). Tradition (Josephus) places him in the days of Alexander the Great.
Priest, son of Jeshua son of Jozadak, who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:18). Distinct from Jarib son of Simeon and Jarib the head of household sent for Levites.
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:6); his son Uzzi led the family in Joiakim's day. Distinct from Jedaiah the priestly course leader (1 Chronicles 24:7) and from Jedaiah of Nehemiah 12:7.
Second Jedaiah listed among the priests who returned with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:7); his son Nethanel led the family in Joiakim's day.
Priest of the sons of Harim who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:21).
Head of the priestly family of Amariah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:13).
Head of the priestly family of Shemaiah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:18).
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:1). Father of Hananiah of Joiakim's generation. Distinct from Jeremiah the prophet.
Joshua the high priest
First high priest of the second-temple period; partner of Zerubbabel in rebuilding the altar and the temple. The vision of Zechariah 3 cleanses him from filthy garments and clothes him in priestly robes as a sign of restored Israel.
Son of Eliashib; one of his sons married a daughter of Sanballat the Horonite, occasioning Nehemiah's expulsion. Distinct from Jehoiada the high priest under Joash.
Son of Jeshua; high priest in the days of Nehemiah's first administration.
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Mattenai led the family in Joiakim's day. Likely the contemporary representative of the priestly course of Jehoiarib.
Son of Joiada; high priest after his father. Called Jonathan in Nehemiah 12:11 and Johanan in 12:22-23.
Head of the priestly family of Malluch in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:14).
Head of the priestly family of Shebaniah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:14).
Jeshua
Son of Jehozadak; first high priest after the return from exile under Zerubbabel. Cleansed in Zechariah 3 by exchanging filthy garments for clean. Distinct from Joshua son of Nun and Jesus.
Priest of the sons of Pashhur who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:22). Distinct from many other Jozabads.
Head of the priestly family of Sallai in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:20).
Moadiah (Nehemiah 12:17)
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his family was led by Piltai in Joiakim's day.
Post-exilic priest; son of Adiel son of Jahzerah son of Meshullam son of Meshillemith son of Immer.
Priest who blew a trumpet at the wall dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:41). Distinct from many other Maaseiahs (the priest of Jeshua, the gatekeeper, the wall-rebuilder, etc.).
Priest of the sons of Harim who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:21).
Of the priests, sons of Jeshua son of Jozadak: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah put away foreign wives in Ezra 10:18.
Priest of the sons of Pashhur who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:22).
Melichu (Nehemiah 12:14, MT)
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Jonathan led the family in Joiakim's day.
Head of the priestly family of Joiarib in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:19).
Head of the priestly family of Seraiah in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:12).
Meraioth (Nehemiah 12:15)
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Helkai led the family in Joiakim's day. May be the same person as Meremoth son of Uriah, the wall builder.
Priest who repaired two sections of the wall under Nehemiah; weighed the silver and gold brought back by Ezra.
Head of the priestly family of Ezra in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:13).
Head of the priestly family of Ginnethon in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:16).
Priest of the Miamin family who returned with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:5). Distinct from Mijamin the priestly course leader of 1 Chronicles 24:9 and Miamin who sealed the covenant.
Priest who blew a trumpet at the wall dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:41). Distinct from Micaiah son of Imlah the prophet and the Asaphite Micaiah of Nehemiah 12:35.
Priestly head listed among those who returned with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:5). Distinct from Mijamin son of Parosh (Ezra 10:25), Mijamin head of priestly course six (1 Chronicles 24:9), and Mijamin the lay sealer (Nehemiah 10:7).
Priest who blew a trumpet at the wall dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:41). Distinct from Miniamin the Levite tithe-distributor under Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 31:15) and Miniamin head of a priestly father's house in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:17).
Head of the priestly family of the second Jedaiah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:21).
Priest of the sons of Pashhur who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:22).
Priest who sealed Nehemiah's covenant (Nehemiah 10:5). Distinct from Obadiah the prophet, Obadiah of Ahab, and others.
Head of the priestly family of Moadiah (Maadiah) in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:17).
Harim (Nehemiah 12:15)
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:3); listed as Harim in Joiakim's day list. Distinct from Rehum son of Bani.
Sallai (Nehemiah 12:20)
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Kallai led the family in Joiakim's day.
Chief of the priests who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:1, 12). Distinct from Seraiah the high priest executed at Riblah.
Head of the priestly family of Bilgah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:18).
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Joseph led the family in Joiakim's day. Some manuscripts read 'Hattush' here.
Priestly head listed among those who returned with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:3). Distinct from Shecaniah son of Obadiah of David's line, Shecaniah of the priestly course (1 Chronicles 24:11), and Shecaniah son of Jehiel.
Priest who returned with Zerubbabel; his son Jehonathan led the family in Joiakim's day.
Priest of the sons of Harim who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:21).
Head of the priestly family of Jedaiah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:19).
Priest of the sons of Harim who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:21). Distinct from King Uzziah and Uzziah the Asaphite.
Priest of the sons of Immer who put away a foreign wife (Ezra 10:20). Distinct from many other Zebadiahs.
Priest who blew a trumpet at the wall dedication ceremony (Nehemiah 12:41). Distinct from Zechariah son of Jonathan the Asaphite trumpeter (Nehemiah 12:35), the prophet Zechariah, and many other Zechariahs.
Head of the priestly family of Iddo in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:16). Likely the same as Zechariah the prophet (Zechariah 1:1).
Head of the priestly family of Abijah in Joiakim's day (Nehemiah 12:17).
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”.