Every named figure.
Lifespans, relatives, and scripture references. Every claim is traceable; tradition tags surface where readings differ.
44 of 2,781 curated.
Ephraimite father of Elishama, the chief of Ephraim in the wilderness; great-grandfather of Joshua son of Nun.
Father of Elishama the tribal head of Ephraim.
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).
Bered (1 Chronicles 7:20)
Second son of Ephraim; eponym of the Becherite clan. Distinct from Becher son of Benjamin.
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.
Son of Shuthelah son of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:20).
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.
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.
Son of Tahath of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:20).
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).
Son of Ephraim killed by the men of Gath alongside his brother Ezer; mourned by Ephraim, after which Ephraim begot Beriah.
Eliel · Elihu
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.
Tribal head of Ephraim at the wilderness census; ancestor of Joshua through his son Nun (1 Chronicles 7:26-27).
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.
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.
Son of Shuthelah son of Ephraim; eponym of the Eranite clan.
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.
Son of Ephraim killed by men of Gath (1 Chronicles 7:21). Distinct from Ezer son of Seir and Ezer the wall builder.
Tribal officer over Ephraim in David's administration. Distinct from Hosea the prophet and from Hoshea son of Elah.
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'.
Kohathite Levite, father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel.
Hoshea · Yehoshua · Jesus (Greek transliteration)
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.
Tribal leader of Ephraim appointed to apportion the land of Canaan with Joshua and Eleazar. Distinct from Kemuel son of Nahor.
Son of Tahan of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:26). Distinct from Laadan the Levite.
Ephraimite ancestor of Joshua son of Nun (1 Chronicles 7:26). Distinct from Ladan the Gershonite Levite.
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.
Toah · Tohu
Kohathite Levite ancestor of Samuel; called Toah in 1 Chronicles 6:34 and Tohu in 1 Samuel 1:1.
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).
Son of Elishama the Ephraimite tribal head; father of Joshua (1 Chronicles 7:27). Often spelled Nun (Numbers 13:8).
Father of Joshua; descendant of Ephraim through Beriah and Elishama.
Ephraimite ancestor of Joshua son of Nun (1 Chronicles 7:25-27).
Son of Beriah of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:25).
Ephraimite ancestor of Joshua son of Nun.
Son of Rephah of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:25).
Daughter of Ephraim or descendant; built lower and upper Beth-horon and Uzzen-sheerah. The only woman named in scripture as a city-builder.
Father of Kemuel, the Ephraimite leader who divided the land of Canaan (Numbers 34:24).
Second Shuthelah of Ephraim, son of Zabad (1 Chronicles 7:21).
Son of Ephraim; head of the Shuthelahite clan. Father of Bered or Eran.
Ephraimite ancestor of Joshua son of Nun in 1 Chronicles 7:25; the same name appears as a clan founder in Numbers 26:35.
Second Tahath in Ephraim's line, son of Eladah (1 Chronicles 7:20).
Son of Bered (1 Chronicles 7:20). Distinct from Tahath the Levite ancestor of Samuel.
Ephraimite ancestor of Joshua son of Nun (1 Chronicles 7:25).
Son of Tahath of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:21). Distinct from many other Zabads.
Zuph
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”.