Figures

Every named figure.

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

47 of 2,781 curated.

Ahihud son of Shelomi
Ahihud son of Shelomi
WildernessAsher

Tribal leader of Asher appointed to apportion the land of Canaan.

Amal
Amal
JudgesAsher

Son of Helem of Asher.

Anna (prophetess)
Anna (prophetess)
Ministry of ChristProphetessAsher

Daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher; widow eighty-four years. Recognized the infant Jesus at his presentation in the temple and proclaimed him to all looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Ara son of Jether
Ara son of Jether
PatriarchalAsher

Son of Jether of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:38).

Arah son of Ulla
Arah son of Ulla
PatriarchalAsher

Son of Ulla, Asherite chief (1 Chronicles 7:39). Distinct from Arah the returnee clan head (Ezra 2:5).

Asher
Asher
PatriarchalAsher

Son of Jacob by Zilpah; founder of the tribe of Asher. The name means 'happy'.

Ashvath
Ashvath
JudgesAsher

Son of Japhlet of Asher.

Beriah (son of Asher)
Beriah (son of Asher)
Egyptian sojournAsher

Fourth son of Asher; head of the Beriite clan; father of Heber and Malchiel. Distinct from Beriah son of Ephraim and Beriah son of Benjamin.

Bimhal
Bimhal
JudgesAsher

Son of Japhlet of Asher.

Birzaith son of Malchiel
Birzaith son of Malchiel
PatriarchalAsher

Son of Malchiel of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:31).

Hanniel son of Ulla
Hanniel son of Ulla
PatriarchalAsher

Son of Ulla, Asherite chief (1 Chronicles 7:39). Distinct from Hanniel son of Ephod the tribal land-divider.

Harnepher
Harnepher
WildernessAsher

Son of Zophah of the tribe of Asher, named in the Chronicler's Asherite genealogy (1 Chronicles 7:36).

Heber (son of Beriah of Asher)
Heber (son of Beriah of Asher)
Egyptian sojournAsher

Son of Beriah; head of the Heberite clan of Asher. Distinct from Heber the Kenite and Heber descendant of Gad.

Helem (Asherite)
Helem (Asherite)

Hotham (1 Chronicles 7:32)

JudgesAsher

Variant name for Hotham of Asher in 1 Chronicles 7:35; entry retained as a stub for the alternate spelling.

Hod (Asherite)
Hod (Asherite)
WildernessAsher

Son of Zophah of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:37).

Hotham (Asherite)
Hotham (Asherite)
JudgesAsher

Son of Heber of Asher; named with Japhlet and Shomer. Distinct from Hotham father of David's mighty men.

Hotham son of Heber
Hotham son of Heber
PatriarchalAsher

Son of Heber of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:32). Distinct from Hotham the Aroerite mighty man.

Imna
Imna
JudgesAsher

Son of Helem (= Hotham) of Asher.

Imnah (son of Asher)
Imnah (son of Asher)
Egyptian sojournAsher

Firstborn of Asher; head of the Imnite clan.

Imrah son of Zophah
Imrah son of Zophah
PatriarchalAsher

Son of Zophah (1 Chronicles 7:36).

Iri (Asherite chief)
Iri (Asherite chief)
PatriarchalAsher

Son of Zophah of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:36-37). Distinct from Iri son of Bela of Benjamin.

Ishvah (son of Asher)
Ishvah (son of Asher)
Egyptian sojournAsher

Second son of Asher; not counted with a clan in Numbers 26.

Ishvi (son of Asher)
Ishvi (son of Asher)
Egyptian sojournAsher

Third son of Asher; head of the Ishvite clan. Distinct from Ishvi son of Saul.

Japhlet
Japhlet
JudgesAsher

Son of Heber of Asher; brother of Shomer and Hotham.

Japhlet son of Heber
Japhlet son of Heber
PatriarchalAsher

Son of Heber son of Beriah of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:32-33).

Jehubbah
Jehubbah

Hubbah

WildernessAsher

Son of Shemer of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:34).

Jephunneh son of Jether (Asher)
Jephunneh son of Jether (Asher)
PatriarchalAsher

Son of Jether of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:38). Distinct from Jephunneh the Kenizzite, father of Caleb.

Jether of Asher
Jether of Asher
PatriarchalAsher

Asherite chief; father of Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara (1 Chronicles 7:38).

Malchiel (son of Beriah of Asher)
Malchiel (son of Beriah of Asher)
Egyptian sojournAsher

Son of Beriah; head of the Malchielite clan of Asher.

Ochran
Ochran
WildernessAsher

Father of Pagiel the tribal head of Asher.

Pagiel son of Ochran
Pagiel son of Ochran
WildernessAsher

Tribal head of Asher at the wilderness census.

Pasach
Pasach
JudgesAsher

Son of Japhlet of Asher.

Phanuel
Phanuel
Ministry of ChristAsher

Father of Anna the prophetess; of the tribe of Asher. Mentioned only as her patronymic in the Lukan infancy narrative.

Pispa son of Jether
Pispa son of Jether
PatriarchalAsher

Son of Jether of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:38).

Rizia son of Ulla
Rizia son of Ulla
PatriarchalAsher

Son of Ulla, Asherite chief (1 Chronicles 7:39).

Rohgah
Rohgah
WildernessAsher

Son of Shemer of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:34).

Serah
Serah
Egyptian sojournAsher

Daughter of Asher named alongside her brothers among those who went down to Egypt; uniquely named among the granddaughters of Jacob.

Sethur son of Michael
Sethur son of Michael
WildernessAsher

Spy from the tribe of Asher sent to scout Canaan; gave a fearful report.

Shelesh
Shelesh
JudgesAsher

Son of Helem of Asher.

Shelomi
Shelomi
WildernessAsher

Father of Ahihud, the Asherite leader who divided the land of Canaan (Numbers 34:27).

Shemer (Asherite)
Shemer (Asherite)
WildernessAsher

Asherite ancestor whose four sons (Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram) are named in the Chronicler's Asherite genealogy (1 Chronicles 7:34).

Shomer / Shemer
Shomer / Shemer

Shemer (1 Chronicles 7:34)

JudgesAsher

Son of Heber of Asher. Distinct from Shemer of Samaria and Shomer father of Jehozabad.

Shomer son of Heber
Shomer son of Heber
PatriarchalAsher

Son of Heber of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:32). Likely the same as Shemer of v.34.

Shua (daughter of Heber)
Shua (daughter of Heber)
JudgesAsher

Daughter of Heber of Asher; sister of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. Distinct from Shua wife of Judah and Bath-shua.

Shua daughter of Heber
Shua daughter of Heber
PatriarchalAsher

Daughter of Heber, sister of Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham (1 Chronicles 7:32).

Ulla (Asherite)
Ulla (Asherite)
PatriarchalAsher

Asherite whose sons Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia were chiefs (1 Chronicles 7:39).

Zophah son of Helem (Asher)
Zophah son of Helem (Asher)
PatriarchalAsher

Asherite chief; son of Helem (1 Chronicles 7:35-36). Father of eleven chiefs.

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”.