Figures

Every named figure.

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

44 of 2,781 curated.

Ammihud (father of Elishama of Ephraim)
Ammihud (father of Elishama of Ephraim)
Egyptian sojournEphraim

Ephraimite father of Elishama, the chief of Ephraim in the wilderness; great-grandfather of Joshua son of Nun.

Ammihud (of Ephraim)
Ammihud (of Ephraim)
WildernessEphraim

Father of Elishama the tribal head of Ephraim.

Azaziah (father of Hoshea of Ephraim)
Azaziah (father of Hoshea of Ephraim)
United kingdomEphraim

Father of Hoshea the Ephraim chief. Distinct from Azaziah the Levitical musician (1 Chronicles 15:21) and Azaziah father of Hoshea (also a Merari overseer).

Becher (son of Ephraim)
Becher (son of Ephraim)

Bered (1 Chronicles 7:20)

Egyptian sojournEphraim

Second son of Ephraim; eponym of the Becherite clan. Distinct from Becher son of Benjamin.

Benaiah the Pirathonite
Benaiah the Pirathonite
United kingdomWarriorEphraim

One of the Thirty mighty men of David from Pirathon in Ephraim; commander of the eleventh course of David's army (1 Chronicles 27:14). Distinct from Benaiah son of Jehoiada the captain of David's bodyguard.

Bered son of Shuthelah
Bered son of Shuthelah
PatriarchalEphraim

Son of Shuthelah son of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:20).

Beriah (son of Ephraim)
Beriah (son of Ephraim)
Egyptian sojournEphraim

Son born to Ephraim after the death of Elead and Ezer; named for the calamity that had befallen his house. Distinct from Beriah son of Asher, Beriah son of Shimei, and Beriah son of Elpaal.

Deborah
Deborah
JudgesJudgeProphetessEphraim

Wife of Lappidoth; prophetess who judged Israel from beneath a palm tree between Ramah and Bethel. Summoned Barak to fight Sisera; sang the Song of Deborah after the victory.

Eladah son of Tahath
Eladah son of Tahath
PatriarchalEphraim

Son of Tahath of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:20).

Elead
Elead
Egyptian sojournEphraim

Son (or grandson) of Ephraim killed by men of Gath when raiding their cattle, prompting Ephraim's mourning and the renaming of Beriah (1 Chronicles 7:21-22).

Elead (son of Ephraim)
Elead (son of Ephraim)
Egyptian sojournEphraim

Son of Ephraim killed by the men of Gath alongside his brother Ezer; mourned by Ephraim, after which Ephraim begot Beriah.

Eliab (Kohathite Levite)
Eliab (Kohathite Levite)

Eliel · Elihu

JudgesLeviEphraim

Kohathite Levite, father of Jeroham and grandfather of Elkanah father of Samuel; named Eliel in 1 Chronicles 6:34 and Elihu in 1 Samuel 1:1.

Elishama son of Ammihud
Elishama son of Ammihud
WildernessEphraim

Tribal head of Ephraim at the wilderness census; ancestor of Joshua through his son Nun (1 Chronicles 7:26-27).

Elkanah (father of Samuel)
Elkanah (father of Samuel)
JudgesLeviEphraim

Ephraimite by residence (Ramathaim-zophim) but Levite of the Kohathite line by genealogy (1 Chronicles 6:33-38); husband of Hannah and Peninnah; father of Samuel.

Ephraim
Ephraim
PatriarchalEphraim

Younger son of Joseph and Asenath; received the greater blessing from Jacob, who crossed his hands to favor him over Manasseh. Ancestor of the most numerous and politically dominant of the northern tribes; in prophetic literature, 'Ephraim' often stands for the northern kingdom of Israel.

Eran
Eran
Egyptian sojournEphraim

Son of Shuthelah son of Ephraim; eponym of the Eranite clan.

Ezer (son of Ephraim)
Ezer (son of Ephraim)
Egyptian sojournEphraim

Son of Ephraim killed by the men of Gath when raiding cattle (1 Chronicles 7:21). Distinct from Ezer son of Seir and Ezer the post-exile leader.

Ezer son of Ephraim
Ezer son of Ephraim
PatriarchalEphraim

Son of Ephraim killed by men of Gath (1 Chronicles 7:21). Distinct from Ezer son of Seir and Ezer the wall builder.

Hoshea son of Azaziah
Hoshea son of Azaziah
United kingdomEphraim

Tribal officer over Ephraim in David's administration. Distinct from Hosea the prophet and from Hoshea son of Elah.

Jeroboam I
Jeroboam I
Divided kingdomKingEphraim

Son of Nebat, an Ephraimite of Zeredah; servant of Solomon who fled to Egypt after Ahijah's prophecy. Became first king of the northern ten tribes 931–910 BC. Set up golden calves at Bethel and Dan; created a non-Levitical priesthood. The recurring epithet 'who made Israel to sin'.

Jeroham (father of Elkanah)
Jeroham (father of Elkanah)
JudgesLeviEphraim

Kohathite Levite, father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel.

Joshua
Joshua
110 yrs

Hoshea · Yehoshua · Jesus (Greek transliteration)

ConquestWarriordelivererEphraim

Son of Nun; Moses' assistant from the wilderness onward. One of the two faithful spies; led Israel into Canaan after Moses' death and conducted the conquest. Renamed by Moses from Hoshea ('salvation') to Joshua ('Yahweh saves'). Died at 110.

Kemuel son of Shiphtan
Kemuel son of Shiphtan
WildernessEphraim

Tribal leader of Ephraim appointed to apportion the land of Canaan with Joshua and Eleazar. Distinct from Kemuel son of Nahor.

Laadan son of Tahan
Laadan son of Tahan
PatriarchalEphraim

Son of Tahan of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:26). Distinct from Laadan the Levite.

Ladan (Ephraimite)
Ladan (Ephraimite)
Egyptian sojournEphraim

Ephraimite ancestor of Joshua son of Nun (1 Chronicles 7:26). Distinct from Ladan the Gershonite Levite.

Nadab (king of Israel)
Nadab (king of Israel)
Divided kingdomKingEphraim

Son of Jeroboam I; reigned two years (910–909 BC). Killed by Baasha at Gibbethon, ending Jeroboam's house. Distinct from Nadab son of Aaron.

Nahath (Kohathite Levite)
Nahath (Kohathite Levite)

Toah · Tohu

JudgesLeviEphraim

Kohathite Levite ancestor of Samuel; called Toah in 1 Chronicles 6:34 and Tohu in 1 Samuel 1:1.

Nebat
Nebat
United kingdomEphraim

Ephraimite of Zeredah, servant of Solomon and father of Jeroboam I, who led the northern revolt and founded the Israelite kingdom (1 Kings 11:26 and ~30 other references throughout 1-2 Kings and 2 Chronicles).

Non son of Elishama (Ephraim)
Non son of Elishama (Ephraim)
WildernessEphraim

Son of Elishama the Ephraimite tribal head; father of Joshua (1 Chronicles 7:27). Often spelled Nun (Numbers 13:8).

Nun
Nun
WildernessEphraim

Father of Joshua; descendant of Ephraim through Beriah and Elishama.

Rephah
Rephah
Egyptian sojournEphraim

Ephraimite ancestor of Joshua son of Nun (1 Chronicles 7:25-27).

Rephah son of Beriah
Rephah son of Beriah
PatriarchalEphraim

Son of Beriah of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:25).

Resheph
Resheph
Egyptian sojournEphraim

Ephraimite ancestor of Joshua son of Nun.

Resheph son of Rephah
Resheph son of Rephah
PatriarchalEphraim

Son of Rephah of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:25).

Sheerah
Sheerah
Egyptian sojournEphraim

Daughter of Ephraim or descendant; built lower and upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah. The only woman named in scripture as a city-builder.

Shiphtan
Shiphtan
WildernessEphraim

Father of Kemuel, the Ephraimite leader who divided the land of Canaan (Numbers 34:24).

Shuthelah (second) of Ephraim
Shuthelah (second) of Ephraim
PatriarchalEphraim

Second Shuthelah of Ephraim, son of Zabad (1 Chronicles 7:21).

Shuthelah (son of Ephraim)
Shuthelah (son of Ephraim)
Egyptian sojournEphraim

Son of Ephraim; head of the Shuthelahite clan. Father of Bered or Eran.

Tahan (Ephraimite)
Tahan (Ephraimite)
Egyptian sojournEphraim

Ephraimite ancestor of Joshua son of Nun in 1 Chronicles 7:25; the same name appears as a clan founder in Numbers 26:35.

Tahath (second) of Ephraim
Tahath (second) of Ephraim
PatriarchalEphraim

Second Tahath in Ephraim's line, son of Eladah (1 Chronicles 7:20).

Tahath son of Bered (Ephraim)
Tahath son of Bered (Ephraim)
PatriarchalEphraim

Son of Bered (1 Chronicles 7:20). Distinct from Tahath the Levite ancestor of Samuel.

Telah
Telah
Egyptian sojournEphraim

Ephraimite ancestor of Joshua son of Nun (1 Chronicles 7:25).

Zabad son of Tahath (Ephraim)
Zabad son of Tahath (Ephraim)
PatriarchalEphraim

Son of Tahath of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:21). Distinct from many other Zabads.

Zophai
Zophai

Zuph

JudgesLeviEphraim

Kohathite Levite ancestor of Samuel and of Heman the singer; called Zuph in 1 Samuel 1:1 (the Ramathaim-zophim region takes its name from him).

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”.