Major Prophets

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Woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Abdeel

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Ahab, son of Kolaiah

False prophet in Babylon who was executed by fire

A false prophet among the Babylonian exiles who was executed by King Nebuchadnezzar for prophesying lies and committing adultery.

Arioch, Commander of the King’s Guard

Babylonian commander who facilitated Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream

A high-ranking Babylonian official under Nebuchadnezzar II tasked with executing the royal wise men before Daniel intervened.

Ashpenaz

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Azariah, Companion of Daniel

Youth who survived the fiery furnace with Shadrach and Meshach

A noble youth of Judah taken into Babylonian captivity who survived the fiery furnace after refusing to worship Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image.

Azriel

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Azzur

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Azzur

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Baalis

King living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Baruch, Scribe of Jeremiah

Scribe of the prophet Jeremiah who transcribed and publicly read the prophetic scrolls

A faithful scribe and assistant to the prophet Jeremiah during the final decades of the Kingdom of Judah and the Babylonian conquest.

Belshazzar

King of Babylon who saw the supernatural writing on the wall during a sacrilegious feast

The final ruler of the Babylonian Empire mentioned in the book of Daniel, known for the 'writing on the wall' incident during a sacrilegious feast.

Belshazzar's Queen

Queen who advised King Belshazzar to summon Daniel to interpret the writing on the wall

The queen of Babylon who entered Belshazzar's feast to advise the king to consult Daniel regarding the writing on the wall.

Benaiah

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Buzi

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Cushi

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Daniel, Prophet of the Exile

Prophet who survived the lions' den and interpreted the handwriting on the wall

A Judean exile who rose to high office in Babylon and Persia, known for his uncompromising faith, wisdom, and prophetic visions concerning the rise and fall of world empires.

Darius the Mede

King who reluctantly cast Daniel into the lions' den and later praised the living God

The Median ruler who assumed control of the Babylonian kingdom after the fall of Belshazzar and famously spared Daniel from the lions' den.

Delaiah, Official of King Jehoiakim

official who pleaded with King Jehoiakim not to burn Jeremiah's scroll

A high-ranking official in the court of King Jehoiakim who pleaded with the king not to burn the prophetic scroll of Jeremiah.

Ebed-melech

Cushite official who rescued the prophet Jeremiah from a muddy cistern

A Cushite official in the palace of King Zedekiah who rescued the prophet Jeremiah from a muddy cistern and received a divine promise of survival.

Elasah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Elishama, Scribe of the Divided Monarchy

Royal scribe whose palace chamber was used to store Jeremiah's prophetic scroll

Elishama was a high-ranking royal official and scribe serving in the court of King Jehoiakim during the final years of the Kingdom of Judah.

Elnathan, son of Achbor

Official of King Jehoiakim who captured the prophet Uriah and later pleaded for the preservation of Jeremiah's scroll

An official in the court of King Jehoiakim who participated in the pursuit of the prophet Uriah and later pleaded with the king not to burn Jeremiah's scroll.

Ephai

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Ezekiel

Prophet living at the time of Exile and Return

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Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy - unnamed father

Gedaliah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Gemariah

Priest living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Gemariah, Son of Shaphan

Official who pleaded with King Jehoiakim not to burn Jeremiah's scroll

A Judean official and son of the scribe Shaphan who pleaded with King Jehoiakim not to destroy Jeremiah’s prophetic scroll.

Habazziniah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hammelech

Royal father of Jerahmeel and Malchijah during the time of Jeremiah

A royal figure during the Divided Monarchy whose sons were involved in the persecution of the prophet Jeremiah.

Hanamel

Cousin of Jeremiah who sold him a field in Anathoth during the Babylonian siege

The cousin of the prophet Jeremiah who sold him a field in Anathoth as a symbolic act of faith during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem.

Hanan

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hananiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hananiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hananiah, Friend of Daniel

Judean exile who survived being thrown into a fiery furnace for refusing to worship a golden idol

One of four Judean youths taken into Babylonian exile, known by the Babylonian name Shadrach, who survived the blazing fiery furnace.

Hananiah, Prophet of Gibeon

Prophet who falsely predicted the end of the Babylonian exile and died for his lie

A false prophet who opposed Jeremiah during the reign of Zedekiah by predicting a swift end to the Babylonian exile.

Hilkiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Hophra

Pharaoh who failed to defend Jerusalem against Babylon

Pharaoh Hophra was the Egyptian king during the fall of Jerusalem, known for his failed military intervention against Babylon and his arrogant claim to the Nile.

Hoshaiah, Father of Jezaniah

father of the military commanders who defied Jeremiah's warning not to go to Egypt

A father of military and political leaders during the final days of the Kingdom of Judah under the Babylonian occupation.

Igdaliah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Irijah

Captain of the guard who arrested Jeremiah at the Gate of Benjamin

The captain of the guard at the Gate of Benjamin who arrested the prophet Jeremiah on charges of desertion during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem.

Jaazaniah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jaazaniah

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Jaazaniah

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Jeberechiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jehoiada

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jehucal

Royal official under King Zedekiah who opposed the prophet Jeremiah

Jehucal was a royal official and son of Shelemiah who served under King Zedekiah during the final years of the Kingdom of Judah.

Jehudi

Court official who read Jeremiah's scroll to King Jehoiakim

An official in the court of King Jehoiakim of Judah who served as an intermediary between the Judean officials, Baruch the scribe, and the king during the reading of Jeremiah's prophecies.

Jerahmeel

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jeremiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jezaniah

Military commander who consulted Jeremiah but later rejected his prophecy to stay in Judah

A military commander in Judah during the Babylonian occupation who initially sought the counsel of the prophet Jeremiah after the fall of Jerusalem.

Jonadab, Son of Rechab

Patriarch of the Rechabites who prohibited wine and commanded a nomadic lifestyle to ensure faithfulness to Yahweh

A fervent devotee of Yahweh and patriarch of the Rechabites who supported King Jehu’s purge of Baal worship and established a lasting ascetic lifestyle for his descendants.

Jonathan

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Jonathan the Scribe

Scribe whose house was converted into a prison for the prophet Jeremiah

A government official in Jerusalem during the reign of King Zedekiah who converted his private residence into a dungeon for the prophet Jeremiah.

Kolaiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Maaseiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Maaseiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Maaseiah, Father of Zephaniah

Father of Zephaniah the priest during the reign of King Zedekiah

A man of the Divided Monarchy whose son, Zephaniah the priest, served as a prominent diplomatic and religious official during the final years of the Kingdom of Judah.

Maher-shalal-hash-baz

Son of Isaiah with the longest name in the Bible

The second son of the prophet Isaiah whose symbolic name predicted the imminent plunder of Damascus and Samaria by the Assyrian Empire.

Mahseiah

Grandfather of Baruch the scribe and Seraiah the quartermaster

An ancestor of two prominent brothers during the reign of King Zedekiah, serving as the grandfather of Baruch the scribe and Seraiah the quartermaster.

Malchiah

Royal official and son of the king whose cistern was used to imprison the prophet Jeremiah

A member of the Judean royal house during the reign of King Zedekiah, best known for owning the muddy cistern into which the prophet Jeremiah was cast.

Mattan

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Melzar

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Merodach-baladan

King of Babylon who sent an embassy to Hezekiah

Merodach-baladan was a King of Babylon during the Divided Monarchy who sent an embassy to King Hezekiah of Judah following the latter's miraculous recovery from illness.

Micaiah, Son of Gemariah

official who reported the reading of Jeremiah's scroll to the royal court

A Judean noble who witnessed the public reading of Jeremiah’s prophecies and alerted the royal officials during the reign of King Jehoiakim.

Michael, the Chief Prince

Archangel who leads the heavenly host and protects the people of Israel

A celestial prince and archangel who serves as the spiritual guardian of Israel and leader of the heavenly armies against spiritual forces.

Mishael, Companion of Daniel

Judean noble who was renamed Meshach and miraculously survived the fiery furnace

Mishael was a noble youth from Judah who was taken into Babylonian captivity and miraculously survived a fiery furnace after refusing to worship a golden idol.

Nebu-sar-sekim

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Nebuchadnezzar

King of Babylon who conquered Jerusalem and was humbled by God

The powerful king of Babylon who destroyed Jerusalem, deported the Judeans, and eventually acknowledged the sovereignty of the God of Israel.

Nebushazban

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

The Nehelamites

family group of Shemaiah the false prophet who opposed Jeremiah

A family or tribal group identified by their association with Shemaiah, a false prophet who opposed Jeremiah during the Babylonian Exile.

Nergal-sar-ezer

Babylonian official living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Nergal-sar-ezer the Rabmag

Babylonian official present at the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC

A high-ranking Babylonian military official who held the title of Rabmag during the final siege and fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC.

Neriah

father of Baruch the scribe and Seraiah the quartermaster

A prominent Judean man of the late Divided Monarchy known as the father of Baruch the scribe and Seraiah the quartermaster.

Nethaniah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Oholah

Symbolic representation of Samaria in Ezekiel's prophecy

A symbolic woman representing the city of Samaria and the Northern Kingdom of Israel in a prophetic allegory regarding spiritual unfaithfulness.

Oholibah

Symbolic figure representing Jerusalem's infidelity in the book of Ezekiel

A symbolic figure representing the city of Jerusalem and its spiritual infidelity during the Exilic Period.

Pashhur

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Pashhur, Son of Immer

Priest who beat the prophet Jeremiah and put him in the stocks

A high-ranking priest and chief official in the Temple who persecuted the prophet Jeremiah and received a divine curse of exile.

Pashhur, Son of Malchijah

Official under King Zedekiah who petitioned for Jeremiah's execution

A prominent official under King Zedekiah who served as a royal messenger and later advocated for the execution of the prophet Jeremiah.

Pelatiah

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Pharaoh

Pharaoh living at the time of Divided Monarchy

The Prophetess, Wife of Isaiah

The wife of Isaiah, called 'the prophetess,' mother of Maher-shalal-hash-baz

Rab-mag

Babylonian official who sat in the Middle Gate during the fall of Jerusalem

A high-ranking Babylonian military and administrative official present during the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC.

Rab-saris of the Babylonian Conquest

Babylonian official who occupied the Middle Gate of Jerusalem during its fall

A high-ranking official and military commander under King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon who participated in the final siege and capture of Jerusalem.

Samgar

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

The Satraps Who Accused Daniel

Officials who conspired to have Daniel thrown into the lions' den

A collective group of high-ranking Persian officials who conspired to execute Daniel by manipulating King Darius into issuing an irrevocable decree regarding prayer.

Seraiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Seraiah, Quartermaster of Judah

Quartermaster of King Zedekiah who cast Jeremiah's scroll into the Euphrates River

Seraiah was a high-ranking official under King Zedekiah who served as a royal quartermaster and acted as a messenger for the prophet Jeremiah during the Babylonian exile.

Shallum

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shallum

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shaphan

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Shear-jashub

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shelemiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shelemiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shelemiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shelemiah, Father of Jehucal

father of the royal official Jehucal who served King Zedekiah

A man of the Divided Monarchy whose son served as a royal official under King Zedekiah during the final days of Jerusalem.

Shemaiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shemaiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shemaiah the Nehelamite

Prophet who opposed Jeremiah by writing letters from Babylon

A false prophet among the Judean exiles in Babylon who opposed Jeremiah and was condemned by God for preaching rebellion.

Shephatiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Tabeal

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Uriah, son of Shemaiah

Prophet who was extradited from Egypt and executed by King Jehoiakim

A prophet from Kiriath-jearim who was martyred by King Jehoiakim for prophesying the destruction of Jerusalem and Judah during the Divided Monarchy.

The Wise Men of Babylon

Royal advisors who failed to interpret Nebuchadnezzar's dream

A collective of scholars, enchanters, and advisors to King Nebuchadnezzar who failed to interpret his dream, leading to the rise of Daniel in the Babylonian court.

Zechariah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Zedekiah

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Zedekiah son of Maaseiah

False prophet who was roasted in the fire by King Nebuchadnezzar

A false prophet during the Divided Monarchy who was executed by Nebuchadnezzar for prophesying lies to the Jewish exiles in Babylon.