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Discover the men and women whose lives shaped the biblical story from Genesis to Revelation. Learn about their backgrounds, relationships, faith, failures, and lasting impact on God's redemptive plan.
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Abraham
Abraham is the foundational patriarch of Israel and a central figure in biblical redemptive history. Called by God from Ur of the Chaldees, he entered into...
FeaturedJesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the foundational figure of the Christian faith, revealed throughout the New Testament as the divine Son of God, promised Messiah, and Redee...
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Legion
Legion refers to the swarm of unclean spirits possessing a man in the region of the Gerasenes. Recorded in the Synoptic Gospels, Christ's miraculous e...
Levi
Levi was the third son born to Jacob and Leah in Paddan-aram. Known for his fierce zeal alongside Simeon at Shechem, Levi became the ancestor of Israe...
Lois
Lois was a faithful Jewish-Christian believer mentioned in 2 Timothy 1:5 as the grandmother of Timothy. Celebrated for her unfeigned faith, she played...
Lot
Lot was the nephew of the patriarch Abraham who journeyed with him from Ur to Canaan. Settling in the fertile Jordan Valley near Sodom, Lot's life hig...
Luke
Luke was a first-century Christian physician, companion of the Apostle Paul, and the inspired author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostle...
Lydia
Lydia was a God-fearing businesswoman from Thyatira living in Philippi who became the first recorded Christian convert in Europe. Her story in Acts 16...
Maacah
Maacah is the name of several individuals and a Syrian region in the Old Testament, most notably two influential royal women: David's wife, who bore A...
Mahalalel
Mahalalel is a patriarchal figure in the Old Testament, listed as the fifth generation from Adam through Seth. Appearing in Genesis 5, 1 Chronicles 1,...
Mahalath
Mahalath is the name of two prominent women in the Old Testament: the Ishmaelite wife of Esau and a royal wife of King Rehoboam. The term also appears...
Mahlon
Mahlon was an Ephrathite from Bethlehem in Judah who migrated to Moab with his family during a severe famine. He married Ruth and died childless in Mo...
Malachi
Malachi was a post-exilic Hebrew prophet who ministered in Jerusalem during the Persian period, calling Judah back to sincere worship, covenant faithf...
Malchishua
Malchishua was a prince of Israel and the son of King Saul. He served faithfully alongside his father and fell in battle against the Philistines on Mo...
Malchus
Malchus was the servant of Caiaphas, the High Priest, whose right ear was severed by Simon Peter during the arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane. Jesus mirac...
Man born blind
The man born blind is a prominent biblical figure whose miraculous healing by Jesus Christ in John 9 demonstrates divine authority and spiritual illum...
Manasseh
Manasseh refers primarily to two major biblical figures: the eldest son of Joseph, who became the patriarch of an influential Israelite tribe, and the...
Mark
Mark, also known as John Mark, is a prominent New Testament figure who served alongside the apostles Paul, Barnabas, and Peter. Associated by early Ch...
Martha
Martha of Bethany was a devoted follower of Jesus Christ, prominent in the Gospels for her active hospitality, practical service, and profound confess...
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene was a devoted Galilean follower of Jesus Christ whom He liberated from seven demons. She financially supported His ministry, witnessed...
Mary of Bethany
Mary of Bethany was a devoted follower of Jesus Christ, known for her deep spiritual posture at His feet. Sister to Martha and Lazarus, her actions of...
Mary of Rome
Mary of Rome is a Christian woman commended by the Apostle Paul in Romans 16:6 for her diligent labour on behalf of the early church. Though mentioned...
Mary wife of Clopas
Mary the wife of Clopas was a devoted follower of Jesus Christ present at His crucifixion. Identified in the Gospel of John, she stands as an enduring...
Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is a central figure in the New Testament who humbly accepted God's call to bear the Messiah, embodying obedience, devotion,...
Mattathias, priestly ancestor in later Jewish history
Mattathias was a Jewish priest of the house of Joarib whose bold resistance against Seleucid religious persecution in Modein sparked the Maccabean Rev...
Matthew
Matthew, also known as Levi, was a Jewish tax collector called by Jesus Christ to become one of the Twelve Apostles. He authored the First Gospel, hig...
