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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...
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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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Obadiah
Obadiah, meaning 'servant of Yahweh', refers to several prominent biblical figures in Scripture. Most notably, he was the faithful palace administrato...
Obadiah, Ahab’s steward
Obadiah was the high-ranking governor of King Ahab's royal palace in ancient Israel who secretly feared Yahweh. During Jezebel's fierce persecution, h...
Obed
Obed is a biblical figure born to Boaz and Ruth in Bethlehem. Recorded in the Book of Ruth and Old Testament genealogies, he became the father of Jess...
Obed-edom
Obed-edom was a Kohathite Levite who housed the Ark of the Covenant in his home for three months after Uzzah's death. God abundantly blessed his entir...
Og
Og was the formidable giant king of Bashan who opposed Israel during their Transjordan journey. Defeated by Moses at Edrei, his fall demonstrated God'...
Omri
Omri was the sixth king of the northern kingdom of Israel and founder of its most powerful dynasty. Appearing in 1 Kings 16, he consolidated political...
On
On, the son of Peleth, was a Reubenite leader who joined Korah, Dathan, and Abiram in their initial rebellion against Moses and Aaron in Numbers 16, n...
Onesimus
Onesimus was a bondservant who fled from his master Philemon, met the Apostle Paul in prison, converted to Christianity, and was sent back as a restor...
Orpah
Orpah was a Moabite woman who married Chilion, son of Elimelech and Naomi. After her husband died, she initially set out with Naomi toward Judah but u...
Othniel
Othniel, son of Kenaz and nephew of Caleb, was the first judge of Israel. He conquered Kiriath-sepher to marry Achsah and later delivered Israel from...
Palti
Palti is the name of two distinct men in the Old Testament: Palti son of Laish, to whom Saul gave David's wife Michal, and Palti son of Raphu, one of...
Paralytic of Capernaum
The Paralytic of Capernaum is a man brought to Jesus by four friends who lowered him through a roof. Present in all three Synoptic Gospels, his healin...
Parmenas
Parmenas was a first-century Hellenistic Jewish Christian appointed in Acts 6 as one of the Seven to manage the distribution of food to widows in Jeru...
Pashhur
Pashhur is the name of several prominent Old Testament figures, most notably two influential priestly officials who actively opposed the prophet Jerem...
Paul
Paul, formerly known as Saul of Tarsus, was a key apostle of Jesus Christ whose missionary journeys, theological epistles, and foundational leadership...
Pekah
Pekah son of Remaliah was the penultimate king of Northern Israel, who usurped the throne by assassinating Pekahiah. Prominently featured in 2 Kings,...
Pekahiah
Pekahiah was the king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel who succeeded his father Menahem. Reigning for just two years in Samaria during the eighth cen...
Peleg
Peleg was an Old Testament patriarch in the line of Shem, son of Eber and ancestor of Abraham. He is best known because during his lifetime the earth...
Perez
Perez was the son of Judah and Tamar, born through a dramatic birth that gave him his name meaning breach. He became the primary ancestor of King Davi...
Persis
Persis was a first-century Christian woman in Rome commended by the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Romans. Described as beloved and praised for hav...
Peter
Peter, originally named Simon, was a Galilean fisherman called by Jesus Christ to become the prominent spokesman among the twelve apostles. His remark...
Peter’s mother-in-law
Peter’s mother-in-law is a biblical figure featured in all three Synoptic Gospels, whose severe fever was miraculously healed by Jesus in Capernaum. U...
Pharaoh of the Exodus
The Pharaoh of the Exodus is the ruler of Egypt who refused Moses' request to liberate the Israelites, precipitating ten plagues and the destruction o...
Phicol
Phicol was the commander of King Abimelech's army in Gerar who witnessed treaties with both Abraham and Isaac at Beersheba. Appearing in Genesis, he r...
