People and places of the Bible

3,130 people and 1,013 places named in Scripture. Open any of them to see who they were, how they are related, and every verse that mentions them.

Most mentioned

• IsraelpersonSon of Isaac2,578 verses
• JesuspersonSon of Joseph1,160 verses
• JudahpersonSon of Israel1,023 verses
• DavidpersonKing of Judah964 verses
• JerusalemplaceThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions888 verses
• MosespersonSon of Amram786 verses
• EgyptplaceAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus648 verses
• AaronpersonHigh Priest333 verses
• LevipersonSon of Israel329 verses
• SaulpersonKing of Israel,327 verses
• AbrahampersonSon of Terah275 verses
• SolomonpersonKing of Judah272 verses
• BabylonplaceAncient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel.268 verses
• PhilistiaplaceAn ancient people and region in Canaan250 verses
• JosephpersonJacob's son197 verses
• JoshuapersonA judge190 verses
• PaulpersonAn apostle182 verses
• JordanplaceA river and region, significant in Israel's history179 verses
• PeterpersonAn apostle179 verses
• BenjaminpersonSon of Israel166 verses
• MoabplaceIn Edom160 verses
• EphraimpersonSon of Joseph159 verses
• CanaanplaceAncient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendants146 verses
• AssyriaplaceA powerful ancient empire, often in conflict with Israel.136 verses
• JeremiahpersonA prophet124 verses
• SamariaplaceCapital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; Samaritan inhabitants124 verses
• AmmonplaceAn ancient nation and its capital city, enemies of Israel.123 verses
• IsaacpersonSon of Abraham123 verses
• SamuelpersonProphet and Judge121 verses
• JoabpersonDavid's compatriot120 verses
• HezekiahpersonKing of Judah116 verses
• SyriaplaceAncient region north of Israel, often in conflict116 verses
• ManassehpersonSon of Joseph112 verses
• PharaohpersonA Pharaoh111 verses
• EdomplaceIn Edom100 verses
• AbsalompersonDavid's son92 verses
• ElijahpersonA prophet92 verses
• ChaldeaplaceAncient Mesopotamian empire; known for astrology and wisdom90 verses
• GileadplaceIn Manasseh90 verses
• JohnpersonA prophet89 verses
• NebuchadnezzarpersonFather of Belshazzar88 verses
• AmoritesgroupCanaanites86 verses
• ReubenpersonSon of Israel85 verses
• EsaupersonSon of Isaac84 verses
• JonathanpersonDavid's friend82 verses
• JeroboampersonKing of N. Israel81 verses
• AhabpersonKing of N. Israel79 verses
• DanielpersonA prophet72 verses

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Data: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible.