Bible People - Old Testament People

Aaron is the name of the brother of Moses.

Amos is the name of a prophet of Israel.

Benjamin in the Old Testament was the youngest son of Jacob.

These people, who appear in the Bible, are significant enough historically that you should be familiar with them. This list is roughly chronological.

Boaz is the name of one of the ancestors of Jesus mentioned in the Book of Ruth of the Old Testament.

Contributing Writer Cynthia Astle writes about the wives of King David in the Bible.

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.

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.

The Bible story of Moses, the Hebrew giver of Jewish Law and the Ten Commandments.

Profile of Moses based on Biblical stories about him.

About.com's former Guide to Judaism, Lisa Katz, tells the story of Moshe (Moses) and explains his role in Judaism.

These are figures from the Bible that you should know. They are generally conceded to have actually lived.

Glossary entry on the Philistines.

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.

Glossary entry on Solomon.

King Solomon was the last of the Biblical kings of the United Monarchy period.

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.