Every named figure.
Lifespans, relatives, and scripture references. Every claim is traceable; tradition tags surface where readings differ.
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Eighth son of Jesse; anointed by Samuel as king. Killed Goliath; persecuted by Saul; reigned seven years over Judah at Hebron, then thirty-three years over all Israel from Jerusalem. Established Jerusalem as the capital and brought the ark there. Recipient of the everlasting covenant of dynasty (2 Samuel 7). Author of many psalms. Sinned with Bathsheba and against Uriah; repented (Psalm 51). Father of Solomon, Absalom, and many others. The 'man after Yahweh's own heart'.
Shlomo · Jedidiah
Son of David and Bathsheba; reigned forty years over the united kingdom. Asked Yahweh for wisdom and was given riches and fame as well. Built the first Jerusalem temple. Author of Proverbs (much), Ecclesiastes (per tradition), and Song of Songs. His many foreign wives turned his heart in old age, leading to the prophesied division of the kingdom under his son Rehoboam.
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”.