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Benjamite returnee in Jerusalem; son of Uzzi son of Michri (1 Chronicles 9:8). Distinct from King Elah and other Elahs.
Hadassah
Jewish orphan in Susa raised by her cousin Mordecai; chosen as queen by Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) ca. 478 BC. Through fasting and risk approached the king to expose Haman's plot, saving the Jewish people. Origin of the festival of Purim.
Benjamite leader in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:8).
Benjamite returnee in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:8).
Grandfather of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7).
Overseer of the Benjamites in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:9). Distinct from Joel the prophet.
Second over the city of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:9).
Father of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7).
Benjamite returnee in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:8); son of Shephatiah son of Reuel son of Ibnijah.
Cousin and adoptive father of Esther; refused to bow to Haman, prompting Haman's plot. Honored when the king discovered Mordecai had foiled an assassination plot. Promoted to second-in-command after Haman's fall.
Ancestor of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7). Distinct from Pedaiah son of Jeconiah and Pedaiah of Parosh.
Benjamite leader in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:8). Distinct from Sallai the priestly course.
Benjamite returnee at the head of his clan in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:7). Distinct from Sallu the priest of Nehemiah 12:7.
Leader of Benjamin in Jerusalem after the return (Nehemiah 11:7).
Father of Joel the overseer of Benjamites in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:9).
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”.