People named in

People of Hebrews

Creation to Babel (4)Patriarchal Period (9)Egypt and Wilderness (4)Conquest and Judges (7)United Monarchy (1)The Gospels (1)To the Ends of the Earth (1)

Every person who appears in the book of Hebrews, ordered by how often they are mentioned there.

Everyone in this list

Jesus

Messiah and central figure of the New Testament whose life, death, and resurrection form the basis of the Christian faith

The Gospels Matthew 1:1

Moses

Prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments

Egypt and Wilderness Exodus 2:10

Abraham

Patriarch who is the father of the nation of Israel and an exemplar of faith

Patriarchal Period Genesis 11:26

Melchizedek

King of Salem and priest who blessed Abraham and received his tithe

Patriarchal Period Genesis 14:18

Isaac

Patriarch who was the son of Abraham and the father of Jacob and Esau

Patriarchal Period Genesis 17:19

Aaron

First High Priest of Israel who served as the spokesman for Moses during the Exodus

Egypt and Wilderness Exodus 4:14

Joseph, Son of Jacob

Patriarch who was sold into slavery and rose to become the second most powerful man in Egypt

Patriarchal Period Genesis 30:24

Abel

First martyr and offerer of a more excellent sacrifice than his brother Cain

Creation to Babel Genesis 4:2

Esau

Patriarch who sold his birthright for lentil stew and founded the nation of Edom

Patriarchal Period Genesis 25:25

Levi, Son of Jacob

Patriarch of the priestly tribe and participant in the massacre at Shechem

Patriarchal Period Genesis 29:34

David

King of Israel who defeated Goliath and established the Davidic dynasty

United Monarchy Ruth 4:17

Barak

Commander who led Israel's ten thousand against Sisera and routed him in the Kishon valley (Judges 4:14-15)

Conquest and Judges Judges 4:6

Timothy

Protégé of the Apostle Paul and recipient of the two Pastoral Epistles whom Paul stationed at Ephesus

To the Ends of the Earth Acts 16:1

Jacob

Patriarch who wrestled with God and fathered the twelve tribes

Patriarchal Period Genesis 25:26

Judah, Son of Jacob

Patriarch who received the blessing of the scepter and whose lineage produced King David and Jesus Christ

Patriarchal Period Genesis 29:35

Jephthah

Judge of Israel who defeated the Ammonites and made a tragic vow involving his daughter

Conquest and Judges Judges 11:1

Pharaoh, Oppressor of the Israelites

King of Egypt who enslaved the Israelites and ordered the drowning of Hebrew male infants

Egypt and Wilderness Exodus 1:11

Pharaoh's Daughter Who Rescued Moses

Princess who found Moses in the Nile and raised him as her own son

Egypt and Wilderness Exodus 2:5

Sarah

Matriarch of Israel and mother of Isaac who conceived in her old age

Patriarchal Period Genesis 11:29

Samuel

Prophet who anointed the first two kings of Israel

Conquest and Judges 1 Samuel 1:20

Rahab

Canaanite woman who hid the Israelite spies in Jericho

Conquest and Judges Joshua 2:1

Joshua, Son of Nun

Successor of Moses who led the Israelites in the conquest of Canaan

Conquest and Judges Exodus 17:9

Noah

Patriarch and ark builder who survived the Great Flood and established the rainbow covenant

Creation to Babel Genesis 5:29

Samson

Judge of Israel who possessed supernatural strength and fought the Philistines

Conquest and Judges Judges 13:24

Cain

History’s first murderer and the killer of his brother Abel

Creation to Babel Genesis 4:1

Enoch, Son of Jared

A man taken by God without dying

Creation to Babel Genesis 5:18

Gideon

Judge who defeated the Midianites with only three hundred men

Conquest and Judges Judges 6:11

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