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    BIBLICAL HISTORY · 201 GOVERNED IDENTITIES

    Biblical People

    Find a person by era, role, nation, book, family connection, or a familiar spelling. Every date retains its registered certainty.

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    By EraPatriarchal to New TestamentBy RoleKings, prophets, apostles, and moreBy BookFollow the Scripture referencesBy FamilyPeople with a registered family link
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    Photorealistic reconstruction of elderly Abraham with silver hair and beard, wearing an oatmeal garment and dark wool cloak near a tent.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    AbrahamicDISPUTED

    Abraham

    Also: Abram

    Patriarch · Covenant Bearer

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    2,166 BCE–2,100 BCE → 1,991 BCE–1,925 BCE
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    DISPUTED / DISPUTED
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    Photorealistic artistic reconstruction of Adam in a plainly clothed narrative setting; appearance unknown.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    PatriarchalMODELED

    Adam

    Patriarch · First Human Tradition

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    4,004 BCE–3,950 BCE → 3,074 BCE–3,020 BCE
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    MODELED / MODELED
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    Photorealistic artistic reconstruction of Barnabas in historically informed first-century clothing.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    New TestamentAPPROXIMATE

    Barnabas

    Also: Joseph called Barnabas

    Apostle Companion · Missionary

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    1 CE–15 CE → Unknown boundary
    Boundary certainty
    APPROXIMATE / UNKNOWN
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    Photorealistic artistic reconstruction of Daniel; face and clothing details are uncertain.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    Exile/Post-exileAPPROXIMATE

    Daniel

    Prophet · Exile Official Tradition

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    620 BCE–600 BCE → 530 BCE–520 BCE
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    APPROXIMATE / APPROXIMATE
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    Photorealistic artistic reconstruction of Eli; exact appearance and garment details are uncertain.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    Judges/ConquestAPPROXIMATE

    Eli

    Priest · Judge

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    1,140 BCE–1,080 BCE → 1,060 BCE–1,040 BCE
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    APPROXIMATE / APPROXIMATE
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    Photorealistic artistic reconstruction of Enoch (son of Jared) in a plainly clothed narrative setting; appearance unknown.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    PatriarchalMODELED

    Enoch

    Patriarch · Walked With God Tradition

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    3,382 BCE–3,328 BCE → 3,017 BCE–2,963 BCE
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    MODELED / MODELED
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    Historically informed reconstruction of Esther, an adult woman in a deep blue draped robe with a narrow gold-colored edge and simple gold hair fillet.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    Exile/Post-exileAPPROXIMATE

    Esther

    Also: Hadassah

    Queen Tradition · Deliverer Tradition

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    520 BCE–490 BCE → Unknown boundary
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    APPROXIMATE / UNKNOWN
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    Photorealistic artistic reconstruction of Eve in a plainly clothed narrative setting; appearance unknown.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    PatriarchalMODELED

    Eve

    Matriarch · First Human Tradition

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    4,004 BCE–3,950 BCE → Unknown boundary
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    MODELED / UNKNOWN
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    Photorealistic artistic reconstruction of Ezra; face and clothing details are uncertain.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    Exile/Post-exileAPPROXIMATE

    Ezra

    Priest · Scribe · Reformer

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    500 BCE–480 BCE → 430 BCE–unknown
    Boundary certainty
    APPROXIMATE / APPROXIMATE
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    Photorealistic artistic reconstruction of Gideon; exact appearance and garment details are uncertain.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    Judges/ConquestAPPROXIMATE

    Gideon

    Also: Jerubbaal

    Judge

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    1,200 BCE–1,120 BCE → 1,120 BCE–1,100 BCE
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    Shroud-informed artistic reconstruction of Jesus as a living adult man, with long dark hair and a divided beard, wearing a plain tunic and mantle.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    New TestamentRANGE

    Jesus

    Also: Jesus of Nazareth, Christ

    Messiah Confession · Teacher · Healer

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    6 BCE–4 BCE → 30 CE–33 CE
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    RANGE / RANGE
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    Photorealistic artistic reconstruction of Job; appearance unknown.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    PatriarchalDISPUTED

    Job

    Righteous Sufferer Tradition

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    2,200 BCE–1,600 BCE → Unknown boundary
    Boundary certainty
    DISPUTED / UNKNOWN
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    Historically informed reconstruction of Joshua, a mature bearded man with short greying curls, wearing an undyed tunic and terracotta mantle.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    Judges/ConquestDISPUTED

    Joshua

    Also: Hoshea

    Leader · Conqueror Tradition

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    1,500 BCE–1,460 BCE → 1,390 BCE–1,350 BCE
    Boundary certainty
    DISPUTED / DISPUTED
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    Photorealistic artistic reconstruction of Levi son of Jacob, son of Jacob, in plain historically informed pastoral clothing.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    AbrahamicDISPUTED

    Levi

    Tribal Ancestor · Levitical Ancestor

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    1,926 BCE–1,871 BCE → 1,789 BCE–1,734 BCE
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    DISPUTED / DISPUTED
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    Photorealistic artistic reconstruction of Mark in simple first-century tunic and wool mantle.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    New TestamentAPPROXIMATE

    Mark

    Also: John Mark

    Writer · Missionary Companion

    Life window
    5 CE–20 CE → Unknown boundary
    Boundary certainty
    APPROXIMATE / UNKNOWN
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    Photorealistic reconstruction of Paul following Acts of Paul and Thecla, with a bald crown, meeting eyebrows and long nose, wearing a plain tunic and wool mantle.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    New TestamentAPPROXIMATE

    Paul

    Also: Saul of Tarsus

    Apostle · Missionary · Writer

    Life window
    5 CE–15 CE → 64 CE–68 CE
    Boundary certainty
    APPROXIMATE / APPROXIMATE
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    Historically informed reconstruction of Peter, a mature broad-faced bearded man in a slate-blue tunic and grey-brown mantle beside a lakeshore.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    New TestamentAPPROXIMATE

    Peter

    Also: Simon Peter, Cephas

    Apostle · Leader

    Life window
    1 CE–10 CE → 64 CE–68 CE
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    APPROXIMATE / APPROXIMATE
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    Photorealistic artistic reconstruction of Samson; exact appearance and garment details are uncertain.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    Judges/ConquestAPPROXIMATE

    Samson

    Judge · Nazirite Tradition

    Life window
    1,120 BCE–1,060 BCE → 1,060 BCE–1,040 BCE
    Boundary certainty
    APPROXIMATE / APPROXIMATE
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    Photorealistic artistic reconstruction of Silas in simple first-century tunic and wool mantle.
    Historically informed artistic reconstruction · Unknown likeness
    New TestamentAPPROXIMATE

    Silas

    Also: Silvanus

    Missionary · Prophet Tradition

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    1 CE–20 CE → Unknown boundary
    Boundary certainty
    APPROXIMATE / UNKNOWN
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    Dates in this directory are not presented as independently verified exact civil dates. Open a profile to see each endpoint’s certainty, note, source, and Scripture references. Nation lists only Judah and the northern kingdom, which are the people-group categories stored on these records.

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    Eleven additional portraits explore archangels, giants, wisdom stories and source-specific titles. Each card distinguishes its textual witnesses, later interpretations and artistic choices. Exact dates and physical likenesses remain unknown.

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    Symbolic artistic human-form visualization of Michael (archangel); no verified appearance is claimed.
    AI-generated symbolic visualization · No verified appearance

    Michael (archangel)

    Michael is presented here as an archangel. Symbolic human-form visualization of Michael in Daniel, Jude and Revelation. This is not a historical human portrait. Apparent age 42 is an artistic visual choice, not a lifespan claim. Daniel 10's unnamed messenger's body description is not assigned to Michael.

    Symbolic artistic human-form visualization of Gabriel (angel); no verified appearance is claimed.
    AI-generated symbolic visualization · No verified appearance

    Gabriel (archangel)

    Gabriel is presented here as an archangel. Symbolic human-form visualization of Gabriel in Daniel and Luke. Daniel uses human-form language; no empirical face, biological age or ethnicity is established. Apparent age 27 is artistic. The portrait does not combine separate vision descriptions into an exact anatomy.

    Symbolic artistic human-form visualization of Uriel (angelic literary figure); no verified appearance is claimed.
    AI-generated symbolic visualization · No verified appearance

    Uriel (archangel)

    Uriel is presented here as an archangel. Symbolic human-form visualization of Uriel, the answering angel in 2 Esdras 4 and a named angel in 1 Enoch 20. Their offices and cosmologies remain separate witnesses. This is distinct from human Biblical namesakes. Apparent age 55 is artistic, not an angelic age claim.

    AI-generated artistic interpretation of Raphael the archangel; appearance unknown.
    AI-generated symbolic visualization · No verified appearance

    Raphael (archangel)

    Raphael guides Tobiah and is sent to heal Tobit and Sarah in the Book of Tobit. He identifies himself among seven angels in Tobit 12. Christian tradition calls him an archangel; 1 Enoch gives a separate account of his role.

    Symbolic artistic human-form visualization of Lucifer (later Christian interpretation); no verified appearance is claimed.
    AI-generated symbolic visualization · No verified appearance

    Lucifer (later Christian interpretation)

    Symbolic human-form visualization of the pre-fall figure in a later Christian interpretation represented by Origen. Isaiah 14 itself frames a taunt against Babylon's king. This card does not merge those source identities into a verified biography. Apparent age 30 is artistic; no physical appearance or exact fall-date is claimed.

    Symbolic artistic human-form visualization of Queen of Heaven (Jeremiah's cult title); no verified appearance is claimed.
    AI-generated symbolic visualization · No verified appearance

    Queen of Heaven (Jeremiah's cult title)

    Speculative human-form personification of the unnamed cult title in Jeremiah 7 and 44. It is not a verified goddess likeness, historical woman, archaeological cult-image reconstruction or a depiction of Mary. No exact equation with Ishtar, Astarte or Asherah is asserted. Apparent age 40 is artistic.

    AI-generated artistic interpretation of Og, king of Bashan; appearance unknown.
    AI-generated artistic interpretation · Appearance unknown

    Og, king of Bashan

    King of Bashan in the Biblical conquest narratives, associated with the Rephaim. Later rabbinic giant stories remain distinct from the Biblical account.

    AI-generated artistic interpretation of Goliath of Gath; appearance unknown.
    AI-generated artistic interpretation · Appearance unknown

    Goliath of Gath

    The Philistine champion who faces David in 1 Samuel 17. His card compares the Biblical narrative with Josephus’s different height reading.

    AI-generated artistic interpretation of Mahaway (Mahway); appearance unknown.
    AI-generated artistic interpretation · Appearance unknown

    Mahaway (Mahway)

    The giant envoy who seeks Enoch in the fragmentary Book of Giants. Name forms and surviving episodes differ across the Aramaic and Manichaean witnesses.

    AI-generated artistic interpretation of Ahikar (Ahiqar); appearance unknown.
    AI-generated artistic interpretation · Appearance unknown

    Ahikar (Ahiqar)

    A wisdom sage linked with Tobit and with the separate Story of Ahikar. The card keeps the literary witnesses and their variant names distinct.

    AI-generated artistic interpretation of Susanna (Daniel narrative); appearance unknown.
    AI-generated artistic interpretation · Appearance unknown

    Susanna (Daniel narrative)

    Susanna from the Greek Daniel narrative, known for the exposure of false witnesses. Distinct from the Susanna named among Jesus’s supporters in Luke 8.

    The distinct Marian devotional title

    In Catholic devotion, Queen of Heaven refers to Mary. This is a separate use from Jeremiah's cult title. Mary retains her existing portrait and person profile.

    Read Mary's research card and the Catholic source witness

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