Figures

Every named figure.

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

7 of 2,781 curated matching the active filters.

Baanah (returnee leader)
Baanah (returnee leader)
ReturnIsraelites

Returnee leader with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2 / Nehemiah 7:7). Distinct from Baanah son of Rimmon (Saulide assassin), Baanah father of Heleb the mighty man, and Baanah the Netophathite (David's overseer).

Bilshan
Bilshan
ReturnIsraelites

Returnee leader with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2 / Nehemiah 7:7).

Mispar
Mispar

Mispereth (Nehemiah 7:7)

ReturnIsraelites

Returnee leader with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2); called Mispereth in Nehemiah 7:7.

Mordecai (returnee, distinct from Esther's)
Mordecai (returnee, distinct from Esther's)
ReturnIsraelites

Returnee leader with Zerubbabel listed in Ezra 2:2 / Nehemiah 7:7. Distinct from Mordecai of Esther, though some traditions equate them.

Reelaiah
Reelaiah

Raamiah (Nehemiah 7:7)

ReturnIsraelites

Returnee leader with Zerubbabel; called Raamiah in Nehemiah 7:7.

Rehum (returnee leader)
Rehum (returnee leader)

Nehum (Nehemiah 7:7)

ReturnIsraelites

Returnee leader with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2); called Nehum in Nehemiah 7:7. Distinct from Rehum the chancellor opponent (Ezra 4:8) and Rehum the wall-builder.

Seraiah (returnee leader)
Seraiah (returnee leader)

Azariah (Nehemiah 7:7)

ReturnIsraelites

One of the twelve leaders who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon (Ezra 2:2). Identified with Azariah in the parallel list of Nehemiah 7:7.

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”.