Bible People - Old Testament People
People From the Bible You Should Know
These are figures from the Bible that you should know. They are generally conceded to have actually lived.
Aaron
Aaron is the name of the brother of Moses.
Amos
Amos is the name of a prophet of Israel.
Benjamin
Benjamin in the Old Testament was the youngest son of Jacob.
Boaz
Boaz is the name of one of the ancestors of Jesus mentioned in the Book of Ruth of the Old Testament.
King David's Wives
Contributing Writer Cynthia Astle writes about the wives of King David in the Bible.
Esther (Queen)
Brave and beautiful Queen Esther started out life as a nice Jewish girl named Hadassah. When she was wed to the king of Persia, she gained the royal status she needed to save the Jewish people from annihilation at the hands of an evil prime minister. Today the Jewish holiday of Purim commemorates her courage with feasting and fun.
Herod the Great
In Antiquities of the Jews - Book XIV, the respected Jewish historian Flavius Josephus tells the somewhat convoluted story of how Herod the Great managed to come to power in Judea.
Moses
Profile of Moses based on Biblical stories about him.
Also see The Childhood and Secular Life of Moses.
Moshe
About.com's former Guide to Judaism, Lisa Katz, tells the story of Moshe (Moses) and explains his role in Judaism.
Philistines
Glossary entry on the Philistines.
Sheba (Queen of)
The Queen of Sheba lived around 1000 B.C. and has been the source of legend ever since. She is written about in the Bible for her encounter with King Solomon.
Solomon (King)
King Solomon was the wealthy, building, final Biblical king of the United Monarchy period.
Women of the Torah
Although tradition has focused on the Bible's patriarchs, the women of the Torah played equally important roles as ancestors of Israel. Indeed, without the matriarchs Sarah, Rebekah, Leah and Rachel, there could have been no fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that he would be the ancestor of a great nation.