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Head of the eighth priestly course; the course of Zechariah the father of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5).
Son of Zadok the priest; ran from the camp to bring David news of Absalom's defeat (2 Samuel 18). Outran the Cushite. Distinct from Ahimaaz father of Ahinoam.
Son of Amariah and father of Zadok the priest of David and Solomon. Distinct from Ahitub son of Phinehas brother of Ichabod (1 Samuel 14:3, 22:9), the priest of Eli's line.
Son of Ahimaaz; great-grandson of Zadok. Officiated in the temple Solomon built. One of several priestly Azariahs in the line.
Priest under Solomon; named first in Solomon's cabinet list (1 Kings 4:2). Probably the same Azariah listed in 1 Chronicles 6:9 as son of Ahimaaz son of Zadok, in which case 'son' here means grandson.
Head of the fifteenth priestly course.
Head of the eleventh priestly course. Distinct from the high priest Eliashib of Nehemiah's day.
Head of the seventh priestly course. The 'sons of Hakkoz' could not produce their genealogy at the return and were excluded from the priesthood (Ezra 2:61, Nehemiah 7:63).
Head of the eighteenth priestly course.
Head of the third priestly course. The 'sons of Harim' returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:39, Nehemiah 7:42).
Head of the seventeenth priestly course. Distinct from Hezir the leader who sealed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:20).
Head of the thirteenth priestly course.
Head of the sixteenth priestly course. The 'sons of Immer' returned with Zerubbabel; ancestor of Pashhur son of Immer who imprisoned Jeremiah.
Head of the twenty-first priestly course. Distinct from Jachin the temple pillar.
Head of the twelfth priestly course.
Head of the second of the twenty-four priestly courses. Distinct from Jedaiah of the wall builders (Nehemiah 3:10).
Leader of the house of Aaron who brought 3,700 men to David at Hebron (1 Chronicles 12:27). Distinct from Jehoiada father of Benaiah and Jehoiada the high priest under Joash.
Head of the first of the twenty-four priestly courses ordained by David. Ancestor of the Maccabean family (1 Maccabees 2:1).
Head of the fourteenth priestly course.
Head of the ninth priestly course. Distinct from Jeshua the high priest of the return.
Son of Abiathar; carried news from Jerusalem to David at Mahanaim during Absalom's revolt; brought word of Adonijah's failure at Solomon's anointing. Distinct from Jonathan son of Saul and other Jonathans.
Head of the fifth priestly course. The 'sons of Malchijah' return with Zerubbabel (Ezra 10:25). Ancestor of Pashhur the priest (1 Chronicles 9:12).
Head of the sixth priestly course.
Son of Hannah and Elkanah; dedicated to Yahweh from birth. Last judge of Israel and first of the great prophets after Moses. Anointed both Saul and David. Honored as the head of the prophetic order.
Head of the fourth priestly course.
Head of the tenth priestly course.
Priest and king's friend (re'eh ha-melech) under Solomon. Brother of Azariah son of Nathan.
A young man, mighty of valor, listed in 1 Chronicles 12:28 with twenty-two captains from his father's house. Often identified with Zadok son of Ahitub the priest.
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”.