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Bible People

Meet the men and women whose stories run through Scripture.

Lazarus
Lazarus Lazarus was a close friend of Jesus, brother of Martha and Mary of Bethany, whose death and subsequent resurrection stands…
Luke
Luke Luke was a physician and companion of Paul, traditionally credited as the author of both the Gospel of Luke and…
Lydia
Lydia In the narrative of Paul’s second missionary journey, Lydia appears as a notable figure in the city of Philippi, a…
Mark
Mark Mark, also called John Mark, was the traditionally credited author of the earliest and shortest of the four Gospels, a…
Martha
Martha Martha was the sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany, a close friend of Jesus whose household He visited regularly,…
Mary
Mary Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a young woman from Nazareth chosen to carry and raise the Son of God,…
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene was a devoted follower of Jesus, delivered from severe demonic affliction, who became a significant financial supporter of…
Matthew
Matthew Matthew, also called Levi, was a tax collector before becoming one of the twelve apostles, a profession that made him…
Miriam
Miriam Miriam was the older sister of Moses and Aaron, first appearing as a young girl watching over her infant brother's…
Moses
Moses Moses is one of the most significant figures in the entire Old Testament, the deliverer who led Israel out of…
Naomi
Naomi Naomi was an Israelite woman whose story of loss and eventual restoration frames the book of Ruth, her journey from…
Nathan
Nathan Nathan was a prophet serving in King David's court whose willingness to confront the king directly over his gravest sin,…
Nehemiah
Nehemiah Nehemiah was a Jewish official serving in the Persian court who left a position of comfort and influence to lead…
Nicodemus
Nicodemus Nicodemus was a Pharisee and member of the Jewish ruling council who first approaches Jesus at night, likely out of…
Noah
Noah Noah was a righteous man in a generation Scripture describes as thoroughly corrupt, instructed by God to build a massive…
Paul
Paul Paul, originally named Saul, transformed from the early church's most feared persecutor into its most influential missionary and theologian, writing…
Peter
Peter Peter, originally named Simon, was a fisherman called to be one of the twelve apostles and became the most prominent…
Pharaoh
Pharaoh Pharaoh was the king of Egypt during the time when the Israelites were enslaved in the land. He held great…
Philip the Evangelist
Philip the Evangelist Philip first enters the biblical record among the first group of deacons appointed to serve the early church. After a…
Priscilla
Priscilla Priscilla first appears in the narrative of Paul’s missionary journey when he meets her and her husband Aquila in the…
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