Directory 528 of 7,622 figures
Figures — Judaism
The figures filed under Judaism.
Figures in Judaism
Levant, Mesopotamia, Europe, North Africa and the diaspora, roughly 1000 BCE to the present.
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Deity · Christianity · Islam Jesus Christ Central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) -
Christianity · Islam Moses Abrahamic prophet said to have led the Israelites out of Egypt -
Islam · Christianity Abraham Foundational legendary figure among adherents of the eponymous Abrahamic religions -
Christianity Paul the Apostle Early Christian apostle and missionary (c. AD 5 – c. 64/65) -
Christianity Mary Mother of Jesus Christ -
Islam · Christianity Adam First man according to the Abrahamic creation and religions such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam -
Islam · Christianity Solomon King of Israel and son of David -
Henri Bergson French philosopher (1859–1941) -
Christianity David King of Israel and Judah -
Hannah Arendt German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975) -
Christianity · Islam Eve The first woman in the story of Genesis -
Christianity · Islam Noah Biblical prophet, son of Lamech, major figure in the Book of Genesis -
Moshe ben Maimon Medieval Jewish philosopher from Spain (1135–1204) -
Islam · Christianity Jacob In Genesis, a son of Isaac, also known as Israel; the patriarch of the Israelites -
Christianity · Islam Michael Archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings -
Christianity · Islam Isaac Biblical character; son of Abraham -
Christianity Edmund Husserl German philosopher, known as the father of phenomenology (*1859 – †1938) -
Christianity John the Apostle Apostle of Jesus; son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James; traditionally identified with John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple -
Christianity Andrew the Apostle Religious figure of the Christian faith -
Islam · Christianity Queen of Sheba Biblical figure -
Iranian traditions Gilgamesh Sumerian ruler and protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh -
Christianity Saint Joseph Christian saint; husband of Mary and father of Jesus -
Islam · Christianity Elijah Biblical prophet -
Christianity St. James the Elder One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus -
Islam · Christianity Joseph Biblical figure, son of Jacob and Rachel and governor of Egypt during the late Hyksos dynasty -
Christianity · Islam Judas Iscariot Notable as betrayer of Jesus, one of Jesus's original twelve disciples -
Islam · Christianity Aaron Male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses -
Christianity Sarah Biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions -
Christianity Isaiah Biblical character -
Christianity Daniel Biblical figure associated to the Book of Daniel -
Christianity Simon the Zealot Apostle of Jesus -
Herod the Great King of Judea from 37/6 BCE to 4/1 BCE -
Christianity Philip the Apostle Christian saint and apostle -
Christianity Samson Judge of ancient Israel, known for wielding supernatural strength (Judges) -
Christianity Seth Biblical figure, third son of Adam -
Islam · Christianity Elisha Biblical Prophet who came after Elijah -
Christianity Jonah Biblical and Quranic prophet -
Christianity Lot Biblical and Quranic figure who had incestual daughters -
Christianity Saul First king of the United Kingdom of Israel -
Christianity Japheth Biblical figure, son of Noah -
Christianity Ham Biblical figure, son of Noah -
Islam · Christianity Ishmael Son of Abraham in the Hebrew bible, prophet in Islam -
Christianity Saint Anne Mother of Virgin Mary in Christian and Islamic traditions; unnamed in the New Testament or Quran -
Christianity Shem Biblical figure, son of Noah, ancestor of the Semites -
Christianity Samuel Biblical prophet and main figure of the First Book of Samuel -
Christianity Joshua Figure in the Torah, successor of Moses -
Christianity Abel Male human biblical figure in Genesis 4, son of Adam and Eve -
Christianity Cain Brother-murderer of Abel, brother-husband of Aclima in the Abrahamic religions -
Christianity Matthias the Apostle Religious figure of the Christian faith
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Christianity · Iranian traditions Enoch Biblical figure, son of Jared -
Christianity Goliath Giant Philistine warrior -
Christianity Jeremiah Biblical character; prophet -
Christianity Esther Biblical Jewish queen of Persia and Medes (Book of Esther) -
Christianity Ezekiel Biblical prophet and main figure of the Book of Ezekiel -
Islam · Christianity Hagar Biblical character, Egyptian handmaid of Sarah, wife of Abraham -
Christianity Esau In Genesis, the older son of Isaac and the brother of Jacob -
Christianity Ezra Human Biblical figure -
Christianity Nimrod King of Shinar (Genesis 10) -
Christianity Rebecca Biblical matriarch, wife of Isaac -
Christianity Methuselah Oldest person in the Bible, Biblical Patriarch -
Christianity Rehoboam First King of Judah -
Christianity Deborah Fourth judge of Israel -
Christianity James the Just Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity -
Amos 8th-century BCE Israelite biblical prophet, Christian saint, traditionally linked to the Book of Amos -
Christianity Bathsheba Biblical figure in 2 Samuel:11:2, wife of David -
Christianity Hezekiah King of Judah -
Christianity Judah Biblical figure; fourth son of Jacob and Leah; brother of Joseph -
Christianity Rachel Biblical matriarch -
Christianity Terah Figure in the Hebrew Bible; son of Nahor and father of Abraham -
Christianity Josiah King of Judah -
Solomon ibn Gabirol 11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher -
Christianity Benjamin Biblical character, youngest son of Jacob -
Chaim Herzog 6th President of Israel (1983–1993) – (born1918–1997) -
Christianity Lazarus of Bethany Subject of a prominent miracle of Jesus in the Gospel of John -
Christianity Melchizedek Biblical person; King of Salem and priest of the Most High (Gen. 14)
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Christianity Absalom Biblical character; third son of David (Second Book of Samuel) -
Christianity Asa Third King of Judah -
Joachim Traditional father of the Virgin Mary -
Christianity Joseph of Arimathea Disciple of Jesus, donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus -
Christianity Levi In Genesis, the third son of Jacob and a brother of Joseph -
Rashi French rabbi and commentator (1040–1105) -
Ahaz King of Judah -
Akiva ben Joseph Jewish scholar and sage (c. 50 – c.135) -
Jehoiakim Eighteenth King of Judah -
Judah Maccabee 2nd century BCE Jewish priest and leader of Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids -
Christianity Abijah Male human biblical figure in 1 Kings 14:31 and 2 Chronicles, second King of Judah -
Abraham ibn Ezra 12th-century Sephardic rabbi and astrologer -
Mesopotamia and the Levant · Christianity Athaliah Queen of Judah -
Christianity Miriam Sister of Moses and Aaron -
Christianity James, son of Alphaeus One of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ -
Christianity Jehoshaphat Fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah -
Christianity Leah Biblical matriarch -
Christianity Reuben Eldest son of Jacob with Leah, in the Bible -
Mesopotamia and the Levant Ruth Protagonist of the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible -
Christianity Jesse Son of Obed, belonging to the tribe of Judah; father of David -
Judah Halevi Spanish-Jewish philosopher, poet and physician (c.1075–1141) -
Christianity Salome Biblical daughter of Herod II and Herodias (14–62) -
Zechariah Biblical prophet -
Mesopotamia and the Levant · Christianity Belshazzar Biblical king of Babylonia in the Book of Daniel -
Mesopotamia and the Levant · Christianity Jezebel Biblical Phoenician princess -
Christianity Zedekiah Biblical character and final King of Judah -
Christianity Ahaziah Sixth King of Judah -
Christianity Amaziah Ninth Ruler of Judah or Eight King of Judah -
Baal Shem Tov Polish founder of Hasidic Judaism (1698–1760) -
Christianity Enos Biblical figure, son of Seth, grandson of Adam and Eve -
Jeconiah Nineteenth King of Judah -
Islam Sabbatai Zevi Mystic, rabbis -
Islam · Christianity Eber Great-grandson of Noah's son Shem -
Christianity Gideon Judge in the Biblical Book of Judges -
Mesopotamia and the Levant · Christianity Manasseh King of Judah (Second Book of Chronicles) -
Christianity Nahum Biblical prophet associated with the Book of Nahum -
Christianity Ish-bosheth Biblical character (Second Book of Samuel) -
Christianity Jehoram Fifth King of Judah -
Mayer Amschel Rothschild Jewish German banker (1744–1812) -
Christianity Nathan Human biblical figure in 1 Chronicles 2:36, person in the Hebrew Bible -
Christianity Zipporah Biblical character, wife of Moses -
Christianity Dan Son of Jacob and founder of the Israelite Tribe of Dan
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Gaon of Vilnius Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and Talmudist (1720–1797) -
Hillel the Elder Jewish religious leader of the 1st century
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Christianity Issachar Ninth son of Jacob in Genesis
Judaism
Texts, sages, institutions and places, and the schools that read them differently.