People of the Bible

01Genesis 2:7

Adam

First man in the Genesis creation account

Eden 02Genesis 5:29

Noah

Righteous man preserved through the flood

Ancient Near East 03Genesis 11:26

Abraham

Patriarch called into covenant promise

Ur · Haran · Canaan 04Genesis 11:29

Sarah

Matriarch within the Abrahamic promise

Ur · Haran · Canaan 05Genesis 25:26

Jacob

Patriarch renamed Israel; father of the tribal ancestors

Canaan · Paddan-aram · Egypt 06Genesis 30:24

Joseph

Son of Jacob whose story moves the family into Egypt

Canaan · Egypt 07Exodus 2:2

Moses

Prophet and leader in the Exodus and wilderness narratives

Egypt · Sinai · Wilderness 08Exodus 17:9

Joshua

Successor to Moses and leader in the conquest narratives

Wilderness · Jordan · Canaan 09Judges 4:4

Deborah

Judge and prophetess in Israel

Ephraim · Canaan 10Ruth 1:4

Ruth

Moabite widow whose loyalty joins the line of David

Moab · Bethlehem 111 Samuel 16:1

David

Shepherd, warrior, psalmist, and king of Israel

Bethlehem · Hebron · Jerusalem 122 Samuel 5:14

Solomon

Son of David; king associated with wisdom and temple building

Jerusalem 13Esther 2:7

Esther

Jewish queen whose courage is central to the book bearing her name

Susa · Persia 14Matthew 1:16

Mary

Mother of Jesus in the Gospel narratives

Nazareth · Bethlehem · Jerusalem 15Matthew 4:18

Peter

Disciple and apostolic witness in the Gospels and Acts

Galilee · Jerusalem · Joppa 16Acts 7:58

Paul

Apostle and missionary witness to the Gentiles

Tarsus · Damascus · Antioch 17Matthew 1:1

Jesus Christ

Messiah, Son of God, teacher, crucified and risen Lord

Bethlehem · Nazareth · Galilee

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