Every named figure.
Lifespans, relatives, and scripture references. Every claim is traceable; tradition tags surface where readings differ.
7 of 2,781 curated.
Son of Midian (Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33).
Son of Midian (Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33).
Firstborn of Midian son of Abraham by Keturah (Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33; Isaiah 60:6). Distinct from Ephah concubine of Caleb and Ephah son of Jahdai.
Son of Midian (Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33). Distinct from Epher son of Ezrah of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:17) and Epher chief of half-Manasseh (1 Chronicles 5:24).
Son of Midian (Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33). Distinct from Hanoch / Enoch son of Cain, Hanoch / Enoch son of Jared, and Hanoch son of Reuben.
Reuel · Hobab (per some readings)
Priest of Midian; father-in-law of Moses. Hosted Moses during his forty-year exile and gave him Zipporah in marriage. Counseled Moses to delegate judicial authority (Exodus 18). Called Reuel in Exodus 2:18 and Jethro from Exodus 3 onward.
Son of Abraham by Keturah; eponymous ancestor of the Midianites, the desert people whose later descendants included Jethro, Moses' father-in-law.
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”.