Figures

Every named figure.

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

32 of 2,781 curated.

Abiram
Abiram
WildernessReuben

Reubenite, brother of Dathan; joined Korah's rebellion and was swallowed by the earth.

Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite
Adina son of Shiza the Reubenite
United kingdomWarriorReuben

Reubenite chief among the Thirty in the 1 Chronicles list; led thirty men under his command.

Azaz (Reubenite)
Azaz (Reubenite)
JudgesReuben

Father of Bela the Reubenite in 1 Chronicles 5:8.

Baal (Reubenite)
Baal (Reubenite)
Divided kingdomReuben

Reubenite, father of Beerah whom Tilgath-pilneser carried into exile.

Beerah
Beerah
Divided kingdomReuben

Chief of Reuben whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried into exile (c. 733 BC).

Bela (Reubenite chief)
Bela (Reubenite chief)
JudgesReuben

Reubenite chief living in Aroer; son of Azaz son of Shema son of Joel. Distinct from Bela son of Benjamin and Bela king of Edom.

Bohan son of Reuben
Bohan son of Reuben
PatriarchalReuben

Reubenite after whom 'the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben' was named, a fixed boundary marker between the territories of Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 15:6; 18:17).

Carmi (son of Reuben)
Carmi (son of Reuben)
PatriarchalReuben

Fourth son of Reuben (Genesis 46:9; Exodus 6:14; Numbers 26:6; 1 Chronicles 5:3). Distinct from Carmi son of Zabdi the father of Achan.

Dathan
Dathan
WildernessReuben

Reubenite who joined Korah's rebellion against Moses; swallowed by the earth with his household.

Eliab son of Pallu
Eliab son of Pallu
WildernessReuben

Reubenite descended from Pallu son of Reuben; father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. Distinct from Eliab elder brother of David and Eliab son of Helon.

Eliezer son of Zichri
Eliezer son of Zichri
United kingdomReuben

Tribal officer over Reuben in David's administration.

Elizur son of Shedeur
Elizur son of Shedeur
WildernessReuben

Tribal head of Reuben at the wilderness census; commander of the camp of Reuben.

Gog (Reubenite)
Gog (Reubenite)
JudgesReuben

Reubenite of the line of Joel that descends to Beerah. Distinct from Gog the eschatological adversary of Ezekiel 38-39.

Hanoch (son of Reuben)
Hanoch (son of Reuben)
Egyptian sojournReuben

Firstborn of Reuben; eponym of the Hanochite clan. Distinct from Enoch the antediluvian and Hanoch son of Midian.

Hezron (son of Reuben)
Hezron (son of Reuben)
Egyptian sojournReuben

Third son of Reuben; eponym of the Hezronite clan. Distinct from Hezron son of Perez of Judah.

Jeiel (Reubenite chief)
Jeiel (Reubenite chief)
JudgesReuben

Chief of the Reubenites named at the head of the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 5:7. Distinct from Jeiel the Levite and other Jeiels.

Joel (chief of Reuben)
Joel (chief of Reuben)
JudgesReuben

Reubenite chief at the head of the genealogy of Beerah carried into exile by Tilgath-pilneser. Distinct from Joel son of Samuel and Joel the prophet.

Micah (Reubenite)
Micah (Reubenite)
Divided kingdomReuben

Reubenite of the line of Joel that descends to Beerah. Distinct from the prophet Micah and from Micah of the Ephraim hill country.

Nemuel son of Eliab
Nemuel son of Eliab
WildernessReuben

Reubenite; son of Eliab and brother of Dathan and Abiram. Distinct from Nemuel son of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:24).

On son of Peleth
On son of Peleth

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WildernessReuben

Reubenite who joined Korah, Dathan, and Abiram in their rebellion against Moses. Disappears from the narrative after Numbers 16:1; rabbinic tradition has him spared at his wife's intervention.

Pallu
Pallu
Egyptian sojournReuben

Second son of Reuben; eponym of the Palluite clan; father of Eliab and grandfather of Dathan, Abiram, and Nemuel.

Peleth (of Reuben)
Peleth (of Reuben)
WildernessReuben

Father of On the Reubenite who joined Korah's rebellion.

Reaiah (Reubenite)
Reaiah (Reubenite)
Divided kingdomReuben

Reubenite of the line of Joel; ancestor of Beerah.

Reuben
Reuben
PatriarchalReuben

Firstborn of Jacob and Leah; founder of the tribe of Reuben. Forfeited his preeminence by lying with his father's concubine Bilhah. Tried to save Joseph from his brothers.

Shammua son of Zaccur
Shammua son of Zaccur
WildernessReuben

Spy from the tribe of Reuben sent to scout Canaan; gave a fearful report.

Shedeur
Shedeur
WildernessReuben

Father of Elizur the tribal head of Reuben.

Shema (Reubenite)
Shema (Reubenite)
JudgesReuben

Father of Azaz and grandfather of Bela the Reubenite. Distinct from Shema the Benjamite of 1 Chronicles 8:13 and Shema of Hebron.

Shemaiah (son of Joel of Reuben)
Shemaiah (son of Joel of Reuben)
JudgesReuben

Reubenite of the line of Joel that descends to Beerah.

Shimei (Reubenite)
Shimei (Reubenite)
JudgesReuben

Reubenite of the line of Joel that descends to Beerah.

Shiza the Reubenite
Shiza the Reubenite
United kingdomReuben

Father of Adina, a chief of the Reubenites and one of David's mighty men with thirty under him (1 Chronicles 11:42).

Zechariah (Reubenite chief)
Zechariah (Reubenite chief)
JudgesReuben

Reubenite chief listed alongside Jeiel.

Zichri (father of Eliezer of Reuben)
Zichri (father of Eliezer of Reuben)
United kingdomReuben

Father of Eliezer the Reubenite chief under David. Distinct from many other Zichris.

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”.