Figures

Every named figure.

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

63 of 2,781 curated.

Abiezer (son of Gilead)
Abiezer (son of Gilead)

Iezer (Numbers 26:30) · Jeezer

Egyptian sojournManasseh

Son of Gilead son of Machir; eponym of the Abiezrite clan, ancestor of Gideon.

Abiezer son of Hammolecheth
Abiezer son of Hammolecheth
PatriarchalManasseh

Son of Hammolecheth (1 Chronicles 7:18). Eponym of Abiezrite clan; ancestor of Gideon (Judges 6:11).

Abimelech (son of Gideon)
Abimelech (son of Gideon)
JudgesManasseh

Son of Gideon by his Shechemite concubine; murdered seventy of his half-brothers on one stone and made himself king at Shechem. Killed when a woman dropped a millstone on his head at Thebez. Distinct from Abimelech king of Gerar.

Adnah (Manassite captain)
Adnah (Manassite captain)
United kingdomWarriorManasseh

Captain of thousands from Manasseh who defected to David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:20). Distinct from Adnah of Judah under Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:14).

Ahian
Ahian
JudgesManasseh

Son of Shemida in the Manassite list.

Aniam
Aniam
JudgesManasseh

Son of Shemida in the Manassite genealogy of 1 Chronicles 7:19.

Aniam son of Shemida
Aniam son of Shemida
PatriarchalManasseh

Son of Shemida (1 Chronicles 7:19).

Ashriel (Manassite)
Ashriel (Manassite)

Asriel

WildernessManasseh

Son of Manasseh by his Aramean concubine, in the Chronicler's Manassite genealogy (1 Chronicles 7:14); called Asriel in Numbers 26:31 and Joshua 17:2.

Asriel (son of Gilead)
Asriel (son of Gilead)
Egyptian sojournManasseh

Son of Gilead (or grandson via Manasseh's Aramean concubine, 1 Chronicles 7:14); eponym of the Asrielite clan.

Azriel (half-Manassite chief)
Azriel (half-Manassite chief)
JudgesManasseh

Head of a father's house in the half-tribe of Manasseh. Distinct from Azriel father of Seraiah (Jeremiah 36:26) and Azriel of Naphtali.

Bedan son of Ulam
Bedan son of Ulam
PatriarchalManasseh

Son of Ulam son of Sheresh (1 Chronicles 7:17). Possibly the same Bedan named in 1 Samuel 12:11 as a deliverer of Israel.

Eliel (half-Manassite chief)
Eliel (half-Manassite chief)
JudgesManasseh

Head of a father's house in the half-tribe of Manasseh. Distinct from Eliel the Levite singer and other Eliels.

Elihu (Manassite captain)
Elihu (Manassite captain)
United kingdomWarriorManasseh

Captain of thousands of Manasseh who defected to David (1 Chronicles 12:20). Distinct from Elihu the Buzite, Elihu brother of David, and the Levite Elihu.

Epher (half-Manassite chief)
Epher (half-Manassite chief)
JudgesManasseh

Head of a father's house in the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan (1 Chronicles 5:24). Distinct from Epher son of Midian and Epher son of Ezrah.

Ephod (father of Hanniel)
Ephod (father of Hanniel)
WildernessManasseh

Father of Hanniel, the Manassite leader who divided the land of Canaan (Numbers 34:23).

Gaddi son of Susi
Gaddi son of Susi
WildernessManasseh

Spy from the tribe of Manasseh (counted with Joseph) sent to scout Canaan; gave a fearful report.

Gamaliel son of Pedahzur
Gamaliel son of Pedahzur
WildernessManasseh

Tribal head of Manasseh at the wilderness census. Distinct from Gamaliel the Pharisee teacher of Paul.

Gideon
Gideon

Jerubbaal

JudgesJudgedelivererWarriorManasseh

Son of Joash the Abiezrite; called by the Angel of Yahweh while threshing wheat. Tore down his father's Baal altar (renamed Jerubbaal). Defeated the Midianites with 300 men. Refused kingship; made an ephod that became a snare. Father of seventy sons including Abimelech by his Shechemite concubine.

Gilead (son of Machir)
Gilead (son of Machir)
Egyptian sojournManasseh

Son of Machir; eponym of the Gileadites east of the Jordan. Distinct from Gilead the father of Jephthah.

Hammolecheth (sister of Machir)
Hammolecheth (sister of Machir)
PatriarchalManasseh

Sister of Machir; mother of Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah (1 Chronicles 7:18).

Hanniel son of Ephod
Hanniel son of Ephod
WildernessManasseh

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

Helek (son of Gilead)
Helek (son of Gilead)
Egyptian sojournManasseh

Son of Gilead; eponym of the Helekite clan.

Hepher (son of Gilead)
Hepher (son of Gilead)
Egyptian sojournManasseh

Son of Gilead; eponym of the Hepherite clan; father of Zelophehad.

Hepher (son of Gilead)
Hepher (son of Gilead)
WildernessManasseh

Son of Gilead son of Machir; head of the Hepherite clan of Manasseh; father of Zelophehad. Distinct from Hepher son of Ashhur.

Hodaviah (half-Manassite chief)
Hodaviah (half-Manassite chief)
JudgesManasseh

Head of a father's house in the half-tribe of Manasseh. Distinct from Hodaviah of Judah (Hodaviah father of Jeshua) and Hodaviah the Levite.

Hoglah (daughter of Zelophehad)
Hoglah (daughter of Zelophehad)
WildernessManasseh

Daughter of Zelophehad among the five sisters who inherited their father's portion.

Iddo son of Zechariah
Iddo son of Zechariah
United kingdomManasseh

Tribal officer over half-tribe Manasseh (east, in Gilead) in David's administration. Distinct from Iddo the seer.

Ishhod son of Hammolecheth
Ishhod son of Hammolecheth
PatriarchalManasseh

Son of Hammolecheth, sister of Machir (1 Chronicles 7:18).

Ishi (half-Manassite chief)
Ishi (half-Manassite chief)
JudgesManasseh

Head of a father's house in the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan. Distinct from Ishi the Judahite and Ishi the Simeonite.

Jahdiel
Jahdiel
JudgesManasseh

Head of a father's house in the half-tribe of Manasseh.

Jair (son of Segub)
Jair (son of Segub)
Egyptian sojournJudahManasseh

Son of Segub. Took twenty-three cities in Gilead, called Havvoth-jair (Numbers 32:41, Deuteronomy 3:14). The judge Jair of Gilead (Judges 10:3-5) is a later figure of the same name.

Jair the Gileadite
Jair the Gileadite
JudgesJudgeManasseh

Judge of Israel for twenty-two years; had thirty sons who rode thirty donkeys and held thirty cities (Havvoth-jair).

Jediael (Manassite captain)
Jediael (Manassite captain)
United kingdomWarriorManasseh

Captain of thousands of Manasseh who defected to David (1 Chronicles 12:20). Distinct from Jediael son of Benjamin, Jediael son of Shimri, and Jediael of the Korahite gatekeepers.

Jephthah
Jephthah
JudgesJudgedelivererWarriorManasseh

Gileadite son of a prostitute, exiled by his half-brothers; recalled to lead Israel against Ammon. Made a rash vow that bound him to offer his only daughter. Defeated the Ephraimites at the fords of Jordan with the 'Shibboleth' test. Listed in Hebrews 11:32.

Jeremiah (half-Manassite chief)
Jeremiah (half-Manassite chief)
JudgesManasseh

Head of a father's house in the half-tribe of Manasseh. Distinct from Jeremiah the prophet and other Jeremiahs.

Joash the Abiezrite
Joash the Abiezrite
JudgesManasseh

Manassite of Ophrah; father of Gideon; defended his son after he tore down the altar of Baal.

Joel son of Pedaiah
Joel son of Pedaiah
United kingdomManasseh

Tribal officer over half-tribe Manasseh (west) in David's administration.

Jotham (son of Gideon)
Jotham (son of Gideon)
JudgesManasseh

Youngest son of Gideon; sole survivor of Abimelech's massacre of his brothers. Spoke the parable of the trees from Mount Gerizim. Distinct from king Jotham of Judah.

Jozabad (Manassite captain, first)
Jozabad (Manassite captain, first)
United kingdomWarriorManasseh

First of two Manassite captains named Jozabad who defected to David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:20). Distinct from Jozabad the Gederathite, Jozabad son of Jeshua, and Jozabad son of Pashhur.

Jozabad (Manassite captain, second)
Jozabad (Manassite captain, second)
United kingdomWarriorManasseh

Second Manassite captain named Jozabad in the same verse (1 Chronicles 12:20). Listed separately because the text counts him as a distinct chief of thousands.

Likhi
Likhi
JudgesManasseh

Son of Shemida in the Manassite list.

Machir (son of Manasseh)
Machir (son of Manasseh)
Egyptian sojournManasseh

Firstborn of Manasseh; ancestor of the half-tribe east of the Jordan. Father of Gilead. Joseph blessed Machir's children on his knees.

Mahlah (daughter of Zelophehad)
Mahlah (daughter of Zelophehad)
WildernessManasseh

Eldest of the five daughters of Zelophehad; petitioned Moses for an inheritance among her father's brothers.

Mahlah (daughter of Zelophehad)
Mahlah (daughter of Zelophehad)
Egyptian sojournManasseh

Eldest of the five daughters of Zelophehad whose petition established daughters' inheritance rights when there were no sons.

Mahlah son of Hammolecheth
Mahlah son of Hammolecheth
PatriarchalManasseh

Son (not daughter) of Hammolecheth (1 Chronicles 7:18). Distinct from Mahlah daughter of Zelophehad.

Manasseh (son of Joseph)
Manasseh (son of Joseph)
PatriarchalManasseh

Firstborn son of Joseph and Asenath; adopted by Jacob and given a tribal inheritance equal to Jacob's other sons. Ancestor of the half-tribe east and west of the Jordan. Distinct from the later king Manasseh of Judah.

Michael (Manassite captain)
Michael (Manassite captain)
United kingdomWarriorManasseh

Captain of thousands of Manasseh who defected to David (1 Chronicles 12:20). Distinct from the Issacharite, Reubenite, and Benjamite Michaels.

Milcah (daughter of Zelophehad)
Milcah (daughter of Zelophehad)
WildernessManasseh

Daughter of Zelophehad among the five sisters who inherited their father's portion. Distinct from Milcah wife of Nahor.

Noah (daughter of Zelophehad)
Noah (daughter of Zelophehad)
WildernessManasseh

Daughter of Zelophehad; one of five sisters who received their father's inheritance. Distinct from Noah of the flood.

Pedahzur
Pedahzur
WildernessManasseh

Father of Gamaliel the tribal head of Manasseh.

Pedaiah (father of Joel of Manasseh)
Pedaiah (father of Joel of Manasseh)
United kingdomManasseh

Father of Joel the half-Manasseh chief under David. Distinct from Pedaiah son of Jeconiah and other Pedaiahs.

Peresh son of Machir
Peresh son of Machir
PatriarchalManasseh

Son of Machir by his Aramean concubine (1 Chronicles 7:16).

Rakem (Manassite, son of Sheresh)
Rakem (Manassite, son of Sheresh)
PatriarchalManasseh

Son of Sheresh son of Machir (1 Chronicles 7:16). Distinct from Rekem the Midianite king and other Rekems.

Shechem (son of Gilead)
Shechem (son of Gilead)
Egyptian sojournManasseh

Son of Gilead; eponym of the Shechemite clan. Distinct from Shechem son of Hamor of Genesis 34.

Shechem son of Shemida
Shechem son of Shemida
PatriarchalManasseh

Son of Shemida (1 Chronicles 7:19). Distinct from Shechem son of Hamor.

Shemida (son of Gilead)
Shemida (son of Gilead)
Egyptian sojournManasseh

Son of Gilead; eponym of the Shemidaite clan.

Sheresh son of Machir
Sheresh son of Machir
PatriarchalManasseh

Son of Machir by his Aramean concubine (1 Chronicles 7:16).

Susi
Susi
WildernessManasseh

Father of Gaddi, the Manassite spy from the tribe of Joseph sent to scout Canaan (Numbers 13:11).

Tirzah (daughter of Zelophehad)
Tirzah (daughter of Zelophehad)
WildernessManasseh

Youngest of the five daughters of Zelophehad. Distinct from Tirzah the city.

Ulam son of Sheresh
Ulam son of Sheresh
PatriarchalManasseh

Son of Sheresh (1 Chronicles 7:16). Distinct from Ulam son of Eshek of Saul's line.

Zechariah (father of Iddo of Gilead)
Zechariah (father of Iddo of Gilead)
United kingdomManasseh

Father of Iddo, chief of half-Manasseh in Gilead. Distinct from Zechariah son of Berechiah and many others.

Zelophehad
Zelophehad
WildernessManasseh

Son of Hepher of the Manassite line; died in the wilderness leaving five daughters and no sons. The case of his daughters established the law of female inheritance.

Zillethai (Manassite captain)
Zillethai (Manassite captain)
United kingdomWarriorManasseh

Captain of thousands of Manasseh who defected to David (1 Chronicles 12:20). Distinct from Zillethai the Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:20).

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”.