Every named figure.
Lifespans, relatives, and scripture references. Every claim is traceable; tradition tags surface where readings differ.
234 of 2,781 curated.
Son of Shashak the Benjamite. Distinct from Abdon the judge, Abdon son of Micah, and Abdon son of Jeiel.
Tribal head of Benjamin at the wilderness census.
Father of Kish and Ner; grandfather of Saul. Of the Benjamite clan of Becher.
One of the Thirty mighty men of David from Anathoth in Benjamin; commander of the ninth course of David's army (1 Chronicles 27:12). Distinct from Abiezer son of Manasseh.
Father of Esther and uncle of Mordecai. Distinct from other Abihails (e.g. Abihail wife of Rehoboam).
Son of Bela the Benjamite. Distinct from Abihud the post-exilic ancestor of Joseph (Matthew 1:13).
Son of Becher (1 Chronicles 7:8). Distinct from Abijah son of Rehoboam.
Second named son of Saul; killed with his father at Mount Gilboa. Distinct from Abinadab of Kiriath-jearim and Abinadab brother of David.
Son of Bela the Benjamite. Distinct from Abishua son of Phinehas the priest.
Son of Shaharaim by Hushim.
Son of Ner; uncle of Saul and commander of his army. After Saul's death, set Ish-bosheth on the throne in the north. Eventually defected to David but was murdered by Joab in revenge for Asahel.
Son of Shimei the Benjamite. Distinct from Adaiah father of Maaseiah and Adaiah father of Jedidah.
Ard
Son of Bela the firstborn of Benjamin, named in the Chronicler's Benjamite genealogy (1 Chronicles 8:3); called Ard in Genesis 46:21 and Numbers 26:40.
Son of Micah son of Mephibosheth in the Saulide genealogy. Distinct from king Ahaz of Judah.
Father of Hushim in 1 Chronicles 7:12; the meaning is uncertain (Hebrew literally 'another'). Some take Aher as a textual gloss; we keep him as a discrete entry.
Chief Benjaminite warrior who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:3). Distinct from Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
Son begotten by Gera in Manahath after the deportation (1 Chronicles 8:7). Distinct from Ahihud son of Shelomi the Asherite leader (Numbers 34:27).
One of the sons of Ehud heading the fathers of Geba's inhabitants (1 Chronicles 8:7). Distinct from many other Ahijahs (the prophet of Shiloh, son of Ahitub, Pelonite, scribe, etc.).
Son of Beriah of Aijalon. Distinct from Ahio brother of Uzzah and Ahio of Saul's line.
Ehi · Ehi (Genesis 46:21) · Aharah
Third son of Benjamin; eponym of the Ahiramite clan.
Son of Bilhan in 1 Chronicles 7:10.
Son of Bela the Benjamite; eponym of the Ahohite clan (compare Zalmon the Ahohite, Ilai, Dodo, etc.).
Son of Jehoaddah in the Saulide line.
Son of Becher (1 Chronicles 7:8). Distinct from Alemeth descendant of Saul (1 Chronicles 8:36).
Son of Becher (1 Chronicles 7:8). Eponym of the Levitical priestly city Anathoth in Benjamin (cf. Joshua 21:18).
Antothijah
Son of Shashak.
Earliest named ancestor in the genealogy of Saul, called only 'son of a Benjaminite' (1 Samuel 9:1).
Son of Beriah of Aijalon. Distinct from Arad the Canaanite king.
Son of Bela son of Benjamin; eponym of the Ardite clan. Genesis 46:21 lists Ard as son of Benjamin directly; Numbers 26:40 places him as son of Bela.
Son of Saul by Rizpah; one of the seven hanged by the Gibeonites.
Second son of Benjamin; eponym of the Ashbelite clan.
Son of Jeroham the Benjamite. Distinct from Athaliah queen of Judah; here a male personal name.
Korahite Ziklag warrior (1 Chronicles 12:6). Distinct from Azarel son of Jeroham (Davidic officer over Dan) and Azarel the priest.
Son of Eleasah; the genealogy of Saul's house concludes with his six sons (Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, Hanan). Lived around the early-divided-kingdom era; the Chronicler notes he was the last in the Saulide list before the genealogy is closed.
Son of Jehoaddah in the Saulide line. Distinct from the Azmaveth of David's mighty men (2 Samuel 23:31).
Firstborn of Azel in the Saulide genealogy. Distinct from other Azrikams (the Davidic-line Azrikam of 1 Chronicles 3:23, the gatekeeper of 1 Chronicles 9:14, and the captain of king Ahaz's house, 2 Chronicles 28:7).
Wife of Shaharaim sent away with Hushim; sometimes equated with Hodesh of 1 Chronicles 8:9.
Ziklag warrior (1 Chronicles 12:5).
Second son of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles 7:6 and Genesis 46:21. Numbers 26 omits him; many take Becher to have left no enrolled clan.
Saul's great-great-grandfather, named in the genealogy of Saul (1 Samuel 9:1).
Firstborn son of Benjamin; head of the Belaite clan. The clan to which Saul's family belonged.
Ben-oni
Twelfth and youngest son of Jacob, second-born of Rachel who died bearing him near Bethlehem. Originally named Ben-oni ('son of my sorrow') by Rachel, renamed Benjamin ('son of the right hand') by Jacob. Founder of the tribe of Benjamin (later including Saul and Paul).
Son of Bilhan in 1 Chronicles 7:10. Distinct from Benjamin son of Jacob, Benjamin the wall-builder, and Benjamin the returnee.
Ziklag warrior listed among Saul's kinsmen who joined David (1 Chronicles 12:3).
Son of Shimei the Benjamite.
Head of a Benjamite father's house in Aijalon; with Shema put to flight the inhabitants of Gath. Distinct from Beriah son of Asher and Beriah son of Ephraim.
Benjaminite ancestor named only as the father of Sheba the rebel against David (2 Samuel 20:1).
Son of Jediael in 1 Chronicles 7:10; head of a Benjamite mighty-men's family. Distinct from Bilhan son of Ezer the Horite.
Son of Jediael; father of seven Benjamite chiefs (1 Chronicles 7:10). Distinct from Bilhan the Horite.
Son of Moza; father of Raphah/Rephaiah in the Saulide line.
Second son of Azel.
Son of Bilhan. Distinct from Chenaanah father of Zedekiah the false prophet.
Father of Elidad, the Benjamite leader who divided the land of Canaan (Numbers 34:21).
Son of Elpaal in the Benjamite genealogy. Distinct from Eber the patriarch and other Ebers.
Son of Shashak the Benjamite.
Son of Beriah of Aijalon. Distinct from Eder son of Mushi and the place-name Eder.
Son of Gera the Benjamite; left-handed deliverer who killed Eglon king of Moab in his upper chamber, ending eighteen years of Moabite oppression. The land had rest eighty years.
Son of Bilhan in 1 Chronicles 7:10. Distinct from Ehud son of Gera the judge.
Father of Shimei, Solomon's district officer in Benjamin (1 Kings 4:18). Distinct from Ela king of Israel and the other Elahs of Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 4.
Benjamite returnee in Jerusalem; son of Uzzi son of Michri (1 Chronicles 9:8). Distinct from King Elah and other Elahs.
Son of Shashak the Benjamite. Distinct from Elam son of Shem and many other Elams.
Son of Raphah; father of Azel in the Saulide line. Distinct from Eleasah son of Helez (Judah's line, 1 Chronicles 2:39-40) and Eleasah the son of Pashhur (Ezra 10:22).
Mighty man of valor leading 200,000 archers and shielded men under Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:17). Distinct from Eliada son of David and Eliada father of Rezon of Damascus.
Tribal leader of Benjamin appointed to apportion the land of Canaan.
Son of Shashak the Benjamite.
Son of Shimei the Benjamite. Distinct from Eliel the Levite singer and other Eliels.
Son of Shimei the Benjamite.
Son of Becher (1 Chronicles 7:8). Distinct from many other Eliezers.
Son of Jeroham the Benjamite. Distinct from Elijah the Tishbite the prophet.
Son of Becher (1 Chronicles 7:8).
Third son of Eshek. Distinct from David's sons named Eliphelet.
Korahite Benjaminite warrior at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:6). Distinct from Elkanah father of Samuel and other Elkanahs.
Son of Shaharaim by Hushim; head of a major Benjamite clan whose sons built Ono and Lod and dwelt in Aijalon.
Ziklag warrior (1 Chronicles 12:5).
Brother of Azel in the closing of the Saulide genealogy; father of Ulam, Jeush, and Eliphelet.
Hadassah
Jewish orphan in Susa raised by her cousin Mordecai; chosen as queen by Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) ca. 478 BC. Through fasting and risk approached the king to expose Haman's plot, saving the Jewish people. Origin of the festival of Purim.
Son of Bela son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:7).
Benjamite leader in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:8).
Second Gera of 1 Chronicles 8:5,7; named again as the one who deported the Geba inhabitants to Manahath and begot Uzza and Ahihud. Often identified with Gera the father of Ehud the judge (Judges 3:15).
Son of Bela in the Chronicler's expanded Benjamite list (1 Chronicles 8:3). Distinct from Gera son of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21), Gera father of Ehud (Judges 3:15), and the second Gera in 1 Chronicles 8:5,7.
Son of Benjamin listed in Genesis 46:21 / 1 Chronicles 8:3. Distinct from Gera father of Ehud (Judges 3:15) and Gera father of Shimei (2 Samuel 16:5), though some traditions equate them. Distinct also from Gera son of Bela (1 Chronicles 8:5,7).
Father of Abidan the tribal head of Benjamin.
Cousin of the prophet Jeremiah who, during the Babylonian siege, came to him in the court of the guard with the right of redemption and sold him a field at Anathoth — a sign-act of confidence in Yahweh's promise of restoration (Jeremiah 32:7-12).
Sixth son of Azel. Last named figure in the Saulide genealogy of 1 Chronicles 8-9.
Son of Shashak the Benjamite.
Son of Shashak the Benjamite. Distinct from Hananiah the prophet and many other Hananiahs.
Great-grandfather of Sallu the Benjamite returnee.
Son of Elpaal. Distinct from Heber the Kenite, Heber son of Beriah of Asher, and Heber son of Mered.
Son of Elpaal.
Grandfather of Sallu the Benjamite returnee.
Wife of Shaharaim in Moab; mother of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, Jeuz, Sachia, and Mirmah.
Huppim (Genesis 46:21) · Huram (1 Chronicles 8:5)
Son or descendant of Benjamin; eponym of the Huphamite clan.
Hupham (Numbers 26:39) · Muppim (Genesis 46:21)
Benjamite ancestor; the spelling differs between Genesis 46:21 ('Muppim'), Numbers 26:39 ('Hupham'), and 1 Chronicles 7:12 ('Huppim'). Often equated with the canonical Hupham.
Son of Bela the Benjamite. Distinct from Huram-abi the Tyrian craftsman and Hiram king of Tyre.
Wife of Shaharaim; mother of Abitub and Elpaal. Distinct from Hushim son of Dan and Hushim of Aher.
Benjamite returnee in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:8).
Great-grandfather of the Benjamite returnee Meshullam (1 Chronicles 9:8).
Son of Shashak.
Ir
One of the five sons of Bela in the Chronicler's Benjamite genealogy (1 Chronicles 7:7).
Son of Bela son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:7).
Eshbaal · Ishvi (1 Sam 14:49)
Surviving son of Saul; made king over Israel (north) at Mahanaim by Abner for two years while David ruled Judah from Hebron. Murdered in his bed by Rechab and Baanah.
Third son of Azel. Distinct from the patriarch Ishmael, from Ishmael son of Nethaniah (Jeremiah 41) the assassin of Gedaliah, and from Ishmael of Judah's line.
A 'mighty man among the thirty and leader of the thirty' who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:4). Distinct from Ishmaiah son of Obadiah, the Zebulun chief.
Son of Elpaal.
Son of Beriah of Aijalon.
Son of Shashak the Benjamite.
Korahite Ziklag warrior (1 Chronicles 12:6). Distinct from Isshiah of Issachar and Isshiah the Levite.
Ancestor of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7). The name Ithiel also appears in Proverbs 30:1 as a name to whom Agur addressed his oracle.
Ithai (1 Chronicles 11:31)
One of the Thirty mighty men of David. Distinct from Ittai the Gittite who came over to David at Mahanaim during Absalom's revolt.
Jezliah (KJV)
Son of Elpaal.
Son of Jeroham the Benjamite.
Tribal officer over Benjamin in David's administration; son of Abner Saul's commander.
Benjaminite Ziklag warrior (1 Chronicles 12:4). Distinct from Jahaziel the priest, Jahaziel of Asaph, and others.
Son of the Benjamite Shimei (= Shema of Aijalon).
Korahite Ziklag warrior (1 Chronicles 12:6). Distinct from Jashobeam son of Hachmoni the chief of David's three.
Third son of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles 7:6; corresponds to Ashbel in Genesis 46:21 and Numbers 26:38 by many readings.
Jarah (1 Chronicles 9:42)
Son of Ahaz in the Saulide line; father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri.
Captain of 180,000 ready-armed men under Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:18). Distinct from Jehozabad son of Shomer who killed Joash.
Ziklag warrior from Anathoth (1 Chronicles 12:3). Distinct from King Jehu and Jehu the prophet.
Ziklag warrior (1 Chronicles 12:4). Distinct from Jeremiah the prophet and the Gadite warriors of the same name (1 Chronicles 12:10,13).
Jerimoth
Son of Beriah of Aijalon. Distinct from numerous other Jeremoths.
Son of Becher (1 Chronicles 7:8).
Ziklag warrior (1 Chronicles 12:5).
Son of Bela son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:7).
Father of a Benjamite sub-clan whose sons are listed in 1 Chronicles 8:27. Distinct from Jeroham father of Elkanah, Jeroham of the priestly line, and Jeroham father of Adaiah.
Father of Ibneiah the Benjamite returnee. Distinct from Jeroham the Benjamite of 1 Chronicles 8:27 and Jeroham father of Adaiah the priest.
Father of Joelah and Zebadiah, Ziklag warriors (1 Chronicles 12:7). Distinct from Jeroham father of Elkanah and other Jerohams.
Most-distant named ancestor of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7). Distinct from many other Jeshaiahs.
Son of Bilhan; head of a Benjamite family. Distinct from Jeush son of Esau, Jeush son of Eshek, and Jeush the Levite.
Second son of Eshek in the closing Saulide list. Distinct from Jeush son of Esau and other Jeushes.
Son of Shaharaim and Hodesh.
Benjaminite warrior who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:3).
Son of Becher (1 Chronicles 7:8). Distinct from Joash king of Judah and Joash father of Gideon.
Brother of Ahiezer, Benjaminite warrior who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:3). Distinct from King Joash of Judah and other Joashes.
Son of Elpaal. Distinct from Jobab son of Shaharaim and other Jobabs.
Son of Shaharaim and Hodesh in Moab. Distinct from Jobab king of Edom and Jobab king of Madon.
Grandfather of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7).
Overseer of the Benjamites in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:9). Distinct from Joel the prophet.
Ziklag warrior, son of Jeroham of Gedor (1 Chronicles 12:7).
Korahite Ziklag warrior (1 Chronicles 12:6).
Son of Beriah of Aijalon. Distinct from Joha the Tizite (1 Chronicles 11:45).
Benjaminite Ziklag warrior (1 Chronicles 12:4). Distinct from Johanan son of Kareah and other Johanans.
Eldest son of Saul; covenant friend of David. Defeated a Philistine garrison at Michmash. Killed alongside his father at Mount Gilboa. Father of Mephibosheth.
Benjaminite Ziklag warrior from Gederah (1 Chronicles 12:4).
Second over the city of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:9).
Benjamite of Gibeah; son of Abiel; father of Saul, the first king of Israel.
Ancestor of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7). Possibly the same Kolaiah father of Ahab the false prophet (Jeremiah 29:21).
Ancestor of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7).
Son of Shaharaim and Hodesh.
Son of Saul; killed at Mount Gilboa.
Eponym of the Benjaminite clan from which Saul was chosen by lot when Samuel presented the tribes before Yahweh at Mizpah (1 Samuel 10:21).
Son of Micah son of Mephibosheth.
Merib-baal (1 Chronicles 8:34, 9:40)
Son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul. Lamed in both feet at age five when his nurse fled at the news of Saul's death (2 Samuel 4:4). Hidden in Lo-debar with Machir until David sought him out and restored him to his grandfather's lands and to a place at the king's table for Jonathan's sake.
One of the seven sons of Saul handed over to the Gibeonites and hanged before Yahweh on the mountain. Son of Saul by his concubine Rizpah daughter of Aiah; full brother of Armoni.
Elder daughter of Saul; promised to David but given to Adriel of Meholah, by whom she bore five sons (later given over to the Gibeonites in 2 Samuel 21).
Son of Shaharaim and Hodesh. Distinct from Mesha king of Moab, Mesha of Caleb, and Mesha the firstborn.
Father of Sallu the Benjamite returnee.
Son of Elpaal in the Benjamite genealogy. Distinct from many other Meshullams.
Father of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7).
Benjamite returnee in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:8); son of Shephatiah son of Reuel son of Ibnijah.
Son of Mephibosheth; grandson of Jonathan; father of Pithon, Melech, Tarea/Tahrea, and Ahaz. Continuator of Saul's line. Distinct from the prophet Micah and from Micah of Mount Ephraim (Judges 17).
Son of Beriah of Aijalon.
Younger daughter of Saul; first wife of David, given for the bride-price of two hundred Philistine foreskins. Saved David from Saul's assassins by lowering him through a window. Given by Saul to Paltiel; restored to David after Saul's death. Despised David for his dance before the ark and remained childless.
Grandfather of Elah the Benjamite returnee.
Benjamite of the house of Jeiel of Gibeon, father of Shimeah and ancestor of Saul's family (1 Chronicles 8:32; 9:37-38); also identified by the Chronicler as a chief over David's second monthly division (1 Chronicles 27:4).
Son of Shaharaim and Hodesh.
Son of Elpaal.
Cousin and adoptive father of Esther; refused to bow to Haman, prompting Haman's plot. Honored when the king discovered Mordecai had foiled an assassination plot. Promoted to second-in-command after Haman's fall.
Son of Zimri; father of Binea in the Saulide line.
Shephupham (Numbers 26:39) · Shephuphan (1 Chronicles 8:5)
Son of Benjamin in Genesis 46:21; called Shephupham in Numbers 26:39 and Shephuphan / Shuppim in 1 Chronicles 7:12 / 8:5. Often equated with Shuppim already in the database.
Son of Bela son of Benjamin; eponym of the Naamanite clan. Genesis 46:21 lists Naaman as son of Benjamin directly; Numbers 26:40 places him as son of Bela. Distinct from Naaman the Aramean leper.
One of the sons of Ehud heading the fathers of Geba's inhabitants (1 Chronicles 8:6-7). Distinct from Naaman son of Bela and Naaman the Aramean general.
Son of Abiel; father of Abner and (in the Chronicles tradition) of Kish father of Saul, making Abner Saul's first cousin. Distinct from Ner son of Jeiel of Gibeon.
Son of Abiel; grandfather of Saul and father of Abner. The 1 Chronicles 8-9 genealogies treat him as Kish's brother (uncle of Saul); 1 Samuel 14:51 calls him Saul's uncle.
Fourth son of Benjamin per the Chronicler's list; not named in Genesis 46 or Numbers 26.
Fifth son of Azel. Distinct from the prophet Obadiah and from Obadiah the steward of Ahab's house (1 Kings 18:3).
Son of Becher (1 Chronicles 7:8). Distinct from Omri king of Israel.
Spy from the tribe of Benjamin sent to scout Canaan; gave a fearful report.
Saul of Tarsus
Pharisee of the tribe of Benjamin from Tarsus in Cilicia; Roman citizen by birth. Persecuted the early church; held the cloaks at Stephen's stoning. Encountered the risen Jesus on the Damascus road. Apostle to the Gentiles; three missionary journeys; planted churches across Asia Minor and Greece. Author of thirteen New Testament epistles. Tradition: martyred under Nero in Rome ca. AD 67.
Ancestor of Sallu the Benjamite leader (Nehemiah 11:7). Distinct from Pedaiah son of Jeconiah and Pedaiah of Parosh.
Brother of Jeziel; Benjaminite warrior who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:3). Distinct from Pelet son of Jahdai of Caleb's line.
Son of Shashak the Benjamite. Distinct from Penuel the place name (Genesis 32) and Penuel of Judah.
Son of Micah son of Mephibosheth.
Fifth son of Benjamin per the Chronicler's list; not named in Genesis 46 or Numbers 26. Distinct from Raphah of the Saulide line and the Rephaim giants.
Rephaiah (1 Chronicles 9:43)
Son of Binea; father of Eleasah in the Saulide line.
Father of Palti, the Benjaminite spy sent to scout Canaan (Numbers 13:9).
Grandfather of the Benjamite returnee Meshullam. Distinct from Reuel/Jethro, Reuel son of Esau, and Reuel of Gad.
Benjaminite of Gibeah, father of Ittai (Ithai) one of David's Thirty (2 Samuel 23:29; 1 Chronicles 11:31).
Son of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21). Not listed in Numbers 26 — clan may have died out or merged.
Son of Shaharaim and Hodesh.
Benjamite leader in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:8). Distinct from Sallai the priestly course.
Benjamite returnee at the head of his clan in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:7). Distinct from Sallu the priest of Nehemiah 12:7.
Leader of Benjamin in Jerusalem after the return (Nehemiah 11:7).
Son of Kish; first king of Israel, anointed by Samuel; reigned approximately forty years (cf. Acts 13:21). Tall, courageous, and initially humble; broke down through disobedience at Gilgal and Amalek. Pursued David relentlessly. Killed himself at Mount Gilboa after his sons fell in battle against the Philistines.
Benjaminite who 'begot children in the country of Moab' after sending his wives Hushim and Baara away (1 Chronicles 8:8-9).
Son of Jeroham the Benjamite.
Son of Beriah of Aijalon (per the most common reading); father of a Benjamite sub-clan whose sons are listed in 8:22-25.
Fourth son of Azel.
Benjaminite of the family of Bichri who, after Absalom's revolt, raised the cry 'We have no portion in David, nor have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel' and led a short-lived secession; pursued by Joab to Abel of Beth-maacah, where the wise woman of the city secured peace by having Sheba beheaded and his head thrown over the wall (2 Samuel 20).
Son of Jeroham the Benjamite.
Shimei (1 Chronicles 8:21)
Head of a Benjamite father's house in Aijalon; brother of Beriah. Often equated with the Shimei of 8:21 whose sons are then listed.
Father of Ahiezer and Joash, kinsmen of Saul who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:3).
Ziklag warrior (1 Chronicles 12:5). Distinct from other Shemariahs of Ezra 10.
Shamed (KJV)
Son of Elpaal who, with his brothers, 'built Ono and Lod with its towns.'
Father of the Benjamite returnee Meshullam in 1 Chronicles 9:8. Distinct from Shephatiah son of David, Shephatiah son of Mattan, and Shephatiah of the returnees.
Ziklag warrior from Haruph (1 Chronicles 12:5).
Shupham (Numbers 26:39) · Shephupham · Muppim (Genesis 46:21)
Son of Bela the Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:5); commonly equated with Shupham of Numbers 26:39 and Muppim of Genesis 46:21, though their exact relationship is debated.
Solomon's district officer in Benjamin.
Benjamite of the house of Saul; cursed David and threw stones at him during Absalom's revolt. Pardoned by David but charged to Solomon, who confined him to Jerusalem and executed him for breaking the bound. Distinct from Shimei son of Gershon.
Son of Shimei the Benjamite.
Muppim (Genesis 46:21) · Shephupham (Numbers 26:39) · Shephuphan (1 Chronicles 8:5)
Son or descendant of Benjamin; eponym of the Shuphamite clan.
Shephupham / Shupham (Numbers 26:39) · Muppim (Genesis 46:21)
Benjamite ancestor in 1 Chronicles 7:12; widely identified with Shupham of Numbers 26:39.
Captain of the temple under Onias III who quarreled with the high priest, then betrayed the temple treasury to Apollonius the governor of Coelesyria, precipitating the visit of Heliodorus (2 Maccabees 3:4-7; 4:1-6).
Tahrea (1 Chronicles 9:41)
Son of Micah son of Mephibosheth.
Son of Bilhan. Distinct from Tarshish son of Javan and Tarshish the Persian noble of Esther.
Firstborn of Eshek; ancestor of mighty archers in the Saulide tail. Distinct from Ulam son of Sheresh of Manasseh.
Son begotten by Gera in Manahath after the deportation of the Geba families (1 Chronicles 8:7). Distinct from Uzza son of Abinadab and Uzza of the Nethinim.
Father of Elah the Benjamite returnee.
Son of Bela son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:7).
Son of Bela son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:7).
Son of Shimei the Benjamite. Distinct from Zabdi the Judahite (Joshua 7:1).
Son of Beriah of Aijalon.
Son of Elpaal (1 Chronicles 8:17). Distinct from Zebadiah son of Beriah and other Zebadiahs.
Ziklag warrior, brother of Joelah (1 Chronicles 12:7). Distinct from many other Zebadiahs.
Son of Becher (1 Chronicles 7:8).
Saul's great-grandfather, named in the genealogy 'Saul son of Kish son of Abiel son of Zeror son of Bechorath son of Aphiah' (1 Samuel 9:1).
Son of Bilhan.
Son of Shaharaim and Hodesh.
Father of Joel the overseer of Benjamites in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 11:9).
Son of Jeroham the Benjamite. Distinct from Zichri father of Eliezer, Zichri of Korah, and several others.
Son of Shashak the Benjamite.
Son of Shimei the Benjamite.
Son of Shimei the Benjamite. Distinct from Zillethai of Manasseh who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:20).
Son of Jehoaddah in the Saulide line; father of Moza. Distinct from king Zimri of Israel and from Zimri son of Salu.
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”.