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Gershonite Levite; chief of the singers appointed by David, set in front of the ark. Author of Psalms 50 and 73-83. Called a 'seer' (2 Chronicles 29:30). His descendants served as singers through the monarchy and after the exile.
Jesharelah (1 Chronicles 25:14)
Son of Asaph the chief musician; head of the seventh division of Levitical singers under David.
Son of Heman the singer; head of the sixth division of Levitical singers under David.
Son of Heman the singer; head of the twentieth division of Levitical singers under David.
Merarite Levite; one of the three chief singers under David alongside Asaph and Heman. Distinct from Ethan the Ezrahite, the wise man of 1 Kings 4:31. The Ethan in Psalm 89's title is generally identified with the wise man, not this singer.
Son of Jeduthun (Ethan); head of the second division of Levitical singers under David.
Son of Heman the singer; head of the twenty-second division of Levitical singers under David.
Son of Heman the singer; head of the eighteenth division of Levitical singers under David.
Son of Heman the singer; head of the sixteenth division of Levitical singers under David.
Son of Jeduthun; head of the twelfth division of Levitical singers under David.
Grandson of Samuel through Joel; chief singer in the tabernacle and temple service appointed by David. Composer associated with Psalm 88. Distinct from Heman the wise man of Judah (1 Kings 4:31).
Son of Heman the singer; head of the twenty-first division of Levitical singers under David.
Merarite Levite; one of the three chief singers under David alongside Asaph and Heman in the parallel arrangement of 1 Chronicles 16, 25; 2 Chronicles 5. Generally identified with Ethan the Merarite. His sons led the second singer division. Psalms 39, 62, and 77 bear his name in their titles.
Son of Heman the singer; head of the fifteenth division of Levitical singers under David.
Son of Jeduthun; head of the eighth division of Levitical singers under David.
Son of Asaph the chief musician; head of the first division of Levitical singers under David. Distinct from other Josephs.
Son of Heman the singer; head of the seventeenth division of Levitical singers under David.
Son of Heman the singer; head of the twenty-third division of Levitical singers under David.
Son of Heman the singer; head of the nineteenth division of Levitical singers under David.
Son of Heman the singer; head of the ninth division of Levitical singers under David.
Son of Jeduthun; head of the fourteenth division of Levitical singers under David.
Son of Asaph the chief musician; head of the fifth division of Levitical singers under David.
Levite of Korahite line in whose house the ark rested three months between Perez-uzza and Jerusalem; God blessed his household. Designated gatekeeper and lyre player after the ark was brought to Jerusalem; head of a great Levitical clan of gatekeepers (sixty-two strong men).
Son of Heman the singer; head of the twenty-fourth division of Levitical singers under David.
Shubael (1 Chronicles 25:20)
Son of Heman the singer; head of the thirteenth division of Levitical singers under David.
Son of Jeduthun; head of one of the divisions of Levitical singers under David. Distinct from earlier Shimeis.
Azarel (1 Chronicles 25:18)
Son of Heman the singer; head of the eleventh division of Levitical singers under David.
Son of Asaph the chief musician; head of the third division of Levitical singers under David.
Izri (1 Chronicles 25:11)
Son of Jeduthun; head of the fourth division of Levitical singers under David.
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”.