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An alphabetical list of people featured in the Bible. (Note, the Torah, " Old Testament", of Judaism is the source of the Bible. Judaism does not accept the New Testament of Christianity.)

1 Names

1.1 New Testament

Andrew
Bartholomew
King Herod
James
Jesus Christ
John the Baptist or baptizer
Joseph
Judas
Jude
LazarusJesus, painting by the Swedish artist Karl Isakson (c. 1920) Lazarus is a proper name referring to a character of the Bible. The name has also appeared in modern day literature, science fiction, and computer programing software. Bible In the New Testament
LukeLuke the Evangelist ( Greek Loukas is said by tradition to be the author of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles the third and fifth books of the New Testament. He is patron saint of painters, physicians and healers, and his feast day is O
MarkMark the Evangelist ( 1st century) is traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark, drawing much of his material from Peter. He is often identified with the John, surnamed Mark that accompanied Paul and Barnabas in the first journey of Pa
MarthaMartha ( Judaeo-Aramaic Mart "The lady", French Sainte Marthe is a biblical figure of whom no historical facts outside of it are known. According to the gospel of John, she was the sister of Lazarus and witnessed her brother's resurrection. According to o
Mary MagdaleneMary Magdalene which probably means "Mary of Magdala," a town on the western shore of the Lake of Tiberias, is described in the New Testament as a follower of Jesus. Nothing is known about her outside of Scripture, both in the canon and in the apocrypha.
Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary, sister of Martha
MatthewMatthew the Evangelist "Gift of the LORD", Standard Hebrew and Tiberian Hebrew Mattay Septuagint Greek Matthaios is traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Matthew. He was the son of Alphaeus, and was a publican or tax-collector at Capern
Paul formerly Saul
Peter
Philemon
Pontius Pilate
Timothy
Thomas
Apostle Titus

2 Priests

2.1 Old Testament

2.2 New Testament

Caiaphas

3 Prophets

3.1 Old Testament

3.2 New Testament

4 Old Testament

4.1 Tribes of Israel

According to the Book of Genesis, all the Israelites were desendents of the sons of Jacob, who was also blessed with the name Israel. His twelve male children become the ancestors of the Twelve Tribes of Israel.

Asher
Benjamin
Dan
Gad
Issachar
Joseph, which was replaced over by those of his two sons:
- Ephraim
- Manasseh
Judah
Levi
Naphtali
Reuben
Simeon
Zebulun

5 New Testament

5.1 Christian Apostles of Jesus

Peter
Andrew (Simon's brother)
James son of Zebedee
John son of Zebedee (aka John the Evangelist)
Philip
Bartholomew
Thomas
Matthew
James son of Alphaeus
Judas son of James (aka Thaddeus or Judas Lebbaeus)
Simon the Canaanite
Judas Iscariot (the traitor)

6 Links

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7 External links

7.1 Christian

Matthew 10:2-4, Mark 3:16-19, Luke 6:14-16, Acts 1:13
Additionally, Paul is a self-described apostle.Rom 1:1, 1 Cor 1:1, 2 Cor 1:1, Gal 1:1, Eph 1:1, Col 1:1, 1 Tim 1:1, 2 Tim 1:1, and Titus 1:1
Finally, Matthias is often forgotten. He is the apostle who replaced Judas Iscariot. Acts 1:15-26
See also: "The twelve disciples and the women who followed Jesus", Copyright 1999-2001 Robert N. Cramer.

7.2 Jewish

Lists of people

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