This list contains persons named in the Bible in the

New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Chris ...

of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections.

A

Abihud

Abihud or Abiud was the son of

Zerubbabel According to the biblical narrative, Zerubbabel, ; la, Zorobabel; Akkadian: 𒆰𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 ''Zērubābili'' was a governor of the Achaemenid Empire's province Yehud Medinata and the grandson of Jeconiah, penultimate king of Judah. Zeru ...

according to the

Gospel of Matthew The Gospel of Matthew), or simply Matthew. It is most commonly abbreviated as "Matt." is the first book of the New Testament of the Bible and one of the three synoptic Gospels. It tells how Israel's Messiah, Jesus, comes to his people and form ...

(Matthew 1:15), although he was not mentioned in the

Old Testament The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. The ...

as the son of Zerubbabel. He could possibly be the same as Obadiah.

Achim

Achim also called Akim, was the son of Zadok according to and the father of Eliud.

Addi

Addi or Addia was the son of Cosam, and the father of Melchi in the

Genealogy of Jesus The New Testament provides two accounts of the genealogy of Jesus, one in the Gospel of Matthew and another in the Gospel of Luke. Matthew starts with Abraham, while Luke begins with Adam. The lists are identical between Abraham and David, ...

according to

St. Luke Luke the Evangelist (Latin: '' Lucas''; grc, Λουκᾶς, '' Loukâs''; he, לוקאס, ''Lūqās''; arc, /ܠܘܩܐ לוקא, ''Lūqā’; Ge'ez: ሉቃስ'') is one of the Four Evangelists—the four traditionally ascribed authors of t ...

Admin

In some translations of , Admin is an ancestor of Jesus, the father of Aminadab and son of

Arni Arni may refer to: Municipalities * Arni, Tiruvannamalai, a town in Tamil Nadu, India * Arni, Maharashtra, in Yavatmal district, Maharashtra State, India * Arni, Karditsa, a municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Greece * Arni, Aargau, a munic ...

Alexander

Alexander was a member of the

Sanhedrin The Sanhedrin ( Hebrew and Aramaic: סַנְהֶדְרִין; Greek: , '' synedrion'', 'sitting together,' hence ' assembly' or 'council') was an assembly of either 23 or 71 elders (known as " rabbis" after the destruction of the Second Temp ...

named in as part of a group before whom

Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

and

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Secon ...

were required to give an account of their healing power, following their arrest on the day of

Pentecost Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 50th day (the seventh Sunday) after Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers ...

Amos

The 10th generation grandfather of Jesus through Joseph, according to . He was also the son of Nahum and the father of Mattathias.

Aristobulus

Aristobulus is apparently the patriarch of a household;

Paul of Tarsus Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

instructed his followers to greet "those who belong to the household of Aristobulus". Romans 16:10.

Azor

Azor is an ancestor of Jesus. He is the son of Eliakim, and the father of Zadok, and is mentioned in . According to

Robert H. Gundry Robert Horton Gundry (born 1932) is an American scholar and retired professor of New Testament studies and Koine Greek. Life Gundry was born in 1932 to Norman C. and Lolita (née Hinshaw) Gundry. He is the older brother of Stanley N. Gundr ...

, Azor's name is a shorter name for Azariah.

C

Cainan

Cainan was the son of

Arphaxad Arpachshad ( he, אַרְפַּכְשַׁד – ''ʾArpaḵšaḏ'', in pausa – ''ʾArpaḵšāḏ''; gr, Ἀρφαξάδ – ''Arphaxád''), alternatively spelled Arphaxad or Arphacsad, is one of the postdiluvian men in the ShemTera ...

and the father of

Shelah Shelah may refer to: * Shelah (son of Judah), a son of Judah according to the Bible * Shelah (name), a Hebrew personal name * Shlach, the 37th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading * Salih, a prophet described ...

according to the

Gospel of Luke The Gospel of Luke), or simply Luke (which is also its most common form of abbreviation). tells of the origins, Nativity of Jesus, birth, Ministry of Jesus, ministry, Crucifixion of Jesus, death, Resurrection of Jesus, resurrection, and Ascensi ...

. He is not mentioned in the

but some other Masoretic Texts supports this idea.

Chloe

Chloe was a member and ostensible head of a Christian household in Corinth and associate of

Paul the Apostle Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

. ().

Chuza

Chuza was the manager of

Herod Antipas Herod Antipas ( el, Ἡρῴδης Ἀντίπας, ''Hērǭdēs Antipas''; born before 20 BC – died after 39 AD), was a 1st-century ruler of Galilee and Perea, who bore the title of tetrarch ("ruler of a quarter") and is referred to as both ...

' household. His wife,

Joanna Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice ...

, was a follower of Jesus (see ).

Claudia

Claudia was an associate of

who greeted

Saint Timothy Timothy or Timothy of Ephesus (Greek language, Greek: ; ''Timótheos'', meaning "honouring God" or "honoured by God") was an early Christian Evangelism, evangelist and the first Christianity, Christian bishop of Ephesus, who tradition relates die ...

in .

Cosam

Cosam was the son of Elmadam according to the

, he was also the father of Addi or Addia in .

E

Eleazar

Eleazar was the son of

Eliud Eliud, also known as Elihud, was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Urianus Urianus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Andragi ...

, the father of

Matthan This list contains persons named in the Bible in the New Testament of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections. A Abihud Abihud or Abiud was the son of Zerubbabel according to th ...

, and an ancestor of

Saint Joseph Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers ...

. He is mentioned in ( Matthew 1:15); and is a descendant of

Eli

See

Heli Heli, also ''heli'', ''heli-'' may refer to: People *Heli, King of Britain (mythical) *Heli (Bible), listed as an ancestor of Jesus *Heli (name) Places * Heli, Tangyuan County (鹤立镇), town in Tangyuan County, Heilongjiang, China * Heli, Funi ...

Eliakim

Eliakim is the name of 2 different paternal ancestors of

: *The father of Jonam and the son of Melea. *The father of Azor.

Eliezer

Eliezer was the son of

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and the father of

Jose Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. *Jose ben Abin *Jose ben Akabya * Jose the Galilea ...

according to . He is also a ancestor of

Jesus Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and relig ...

Eliud

Eliud (meaning "God is my praise") was the great-great-grandfather of

. He is mentioned in .

Elmadam

Elmadam or Elmodam is the name of an ancestor of

, according to the genealogy found in the

. He is the father of Cosam and the son of Er. The Peshitta calls him Elmodad, but the ''Encyclopaedia Biblica'' suggests the reading "Elmatham," a form of the name Elnathan.

Er

Er was the son of

and the father of Elmodam according to .

Esli

Esli was a ancestor of

Jesus Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and relig ...

according to the

being the son of Naggai and the father of Nahum.

Eubulus

Eubulus was an associate of

who greeted

in .

H

Heli

Heli was the son of

Matthat This list contains persons named in the Bible in the New Testament of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections. A Abihud Abihud or Abiud was the son of Zerubbabel according to th ...

and the father of St. Joseph only according to Luke; He was also the grandfather of

. In the

Jacob Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ...

was the father of St. Joseph instead of Heli and could possibly be the case of

Levirate Marriage Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow. Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies with a strong clan structure in which exogamous marriage (i.e. marriage ou ...

according to

Sextus Julius Africanus Sextus Julius Africanus (c. 160 – c. 240; Greek: Σέξτος Ἰούλιος ὁ Ἀφρικανός or ὁ Λίβυς) was a Christian traveler and historian of the late second and early third centuries. He is important chiefly because o ...

Hermogenes

A Hermogenes is briefly mentioned in 2 Timothy 1:15, where he, along with someone named Phygelus, are described as having "turned away" from

. Nothing more is known about Hermogenes.

J

Jacob

Jacob was the son of Matthan and the father of St. Joseph in the

according to St. Matthew. According to

and Jacob were step-brothers, and Heli died without having children, and his widow married his

brother A brother is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-famili ...

Jacob and bore him a child according to the law of

his brother was legally the father of St. Joseph as well. The name "Jacob" appears two times in the

. Here's a chart representing that Heli and Jacob are both the father of Joseph:

Jannai

Jannai was a ancestor of

according to the

. He was the son of Joseph (not to be confused with St. Joseph) according to and the father of Melchi which was the father of Levi.

Jezebel

Jezebel was a

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ess whom Jesus warned the church in Thyatira not to follow. She encouraged her followers to be promiscuous and to eat food sacrificed to idols. Jesus gave her a chance to repent of her sins, but she did not; thus, Jesus promised to punish her (see ).

Joanan

Joanan was the son of Rhesa and the father of Joda or Judah, according to the

Jonam

Jonam was the son of

Eliakim Eliakim ( he, אֶלְיָקִים) is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Menashe Heights, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megiddo Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1949 as a mosha ...

and the father of Joseph according to .

Jorim

Jorim was the son of Matthat and the father of Eliezer, according to the

Josech

Josech was the father of Semein or Semei and the son of

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according to . His name is sometimes translated as Joseph.

Joseph

There are 2 patriarchal ancestors of Jesus named Joseph, besides from his step-father St. Joseph. *A son of Judah and the father of Simeon mentioned in . *A son of

Mattathias Mattathias ben Johanan ( he, מַתִּתְיָהוּ הַכֹּהֵן בֶּן יוֹחָנָן, ''Mattīṯyāhū haKōhēn ben Yōḥānān''; died 166–165 BCE) was a Kohen (Jewish priest) who helped spark the Maccabean Revolt against t ...

and father of Jannai mentioned in . He is also the great-great-great-great-grandfather of St. Joseph.

Joshua

Joshua, Jose or Jesus was the son of

Eliezer Eliezer (, "Help/Court of El") was the name of at least three different individuals in the Bible. Eliezer of Damascus Eliezer of Damascus () was, according to the Targums, the son of Nimrod. Eliezer was head of the patriarch Abraham's house ...

which was the son of Jorim. Joshua's name is sometimes translated as Jesus. He is also the father of Er and a ancestor of

Judah

Judah was the name of 2 biblical individuals in the

. His name is also called Joda or Juda. *The father of

Simeon Simeon () is a given name, from the Hebrew (Biblical ''Šimʿon'', Tiberian ''Šimʿôn''), usually transliterated as Shimon. In Greek it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon. Meaning The name is derived from Simeon, so ...

and the son of

Joseph Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the m ...

according to the passage . *The son of Joanan and the father of Josech. His name is also sometimes translated as Joda.

Judas of Straight Street in Damascus

When he went blind at his conversion experience,

stayed at the home of a man named Judas who lived on

Straight Street Straight Street, from the Latin Via Recta ( ar, الشارع المستقيم ''al-Shāriʿ al-Mustaqīm''), known as the Street called Straight ( gr, τήν ῥύμην τήν καλουμένην εὐθείαν) in the New Testament, is the ol ...

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

. Then, Jesus told Ananias to go to Judas' house and restore Paul's sight (see ).

Julia

Julia was a Christian woman at Rome to whom Paul sent his salutations in , supposed to be the wife of Philologus.

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Levi

Levi (Hebrew לֵוִי) was the name of two minor figures mentioned in the Bible. For the more famous biblical character by this name, see

Levi Levi (; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron, Moses and ...

. * The great-great-grandfather of

; son of Melchi and father of Matthat. () * Another ancestor of Jesus. ()

M

Maath

Maath is a figure who appears in the

according to

. He was the son of Mattathias.

Mattatha

Mattatha is a figure who appears in the

, in the version found in the

Mattathias

There are two minor biblical figures in the

named Mattathias. *Mattathias the son of Semein and the father of Maath in . *A son of Amos in the

and the father of Joseph in .

Matthan

Matthan (meaning "gift") was the grandfather of

. He is mentioned in .

Matthat

Possibly also translated as Matthan. * The son of Levi, and father of

(), great-grandfather to

* Son of another Levi (), 31 generations before Jesus and 11 generations after King David

Melchi

(Meaning: "My king") there are two biblical figures named Melchi. *A son of

Addi Addi ( ti, ዓዲ, ʿĀddī; tig, ዓድ, ʿĀd; gez, ዓድ, ʿĀd) is a Tigrinya term meaning "village" derived from the Ge'ez word "Ad" meaning "son." The word can be found in many village and city names in Tigray Region, Ethiopia and Tig ...

, and father of Neri (). *Father of Levi and son of Jannai mentioned in the

according to ().

Melea

The son of Menan (or Menna) and father of

, he is briefly mentioned as an ancestor of Jesus ().

Menna

Menna also called Menan was the son of Mattatha and the father of Melea according to .

Mnason

A Christian of Jerusalem with whom Paul lodged (). He was apparently a native of Cyprus, like Barnabas (), and was well known to the Christians of Caesarea (). He was an "old disciple" (R.V., "early disciple"), i.e., he had become a Christian in the beginning of the formation of the Church in Jerusalem.

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Naggai

Naggai (

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spelling Nagge) is the name of a figure found in the genealogy of Jesus according to the

Nahum

Nahum, in addition to being the name of the well-known biblical prophet

Nahum Nahum ( or ; he, נַחוּם ''Naḥūm'') was a minor prophet whose prophecy is recorded in the ''Tanakh'', also called the Hebrew Bible and The Old Testament. His book comes in chronological order between Micah and Habakkuk in the Bible. ...

, is also the name of a figure mentioned in passing in Luke's version of the genealogy of Jesus. The Nahum of Luke has his name spelled Naum in the

Naum

''See

.''

Nereus

Nereus was a Christian mentioned with his unnamed sister in with other saints to whom

sent greetings and salutations.

Neri

Neri according to the

was the father of

Shealtiel Shealtiel ( he, שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל, ''Shəʾaltīʾēl''), transliterated in Greek as Salathiel (Greek: Σαλαθιηλ, ''Salăthiēl''), was the son of Jehoiachin, king of Judah. (1 Chronicles, ) The Gospel of Matthew 1:12 also list ...

instead of

Jeconiah Jeconiah ( he, יְכָנְיָה ''Yəḵonəyā'' , meaning "Yah has established"; el, Ιεχονιας; la, Iechonias, Jechonias), also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin ( he, יְהוֹיָכִין ''Yəhōyāḵīn'' ; la, Ioachin, Joach ...

the King of Judah. He was the son of Melchi .. Could possibly be the case of

R

Rhesa

Rhesa was the son of

according to the

chapter 3, instead of Abiud, Luke added Rhesa as the son of

, he was also the father of Joanan.

S

Sadoc

See

Zadok Zadok (or Zadok HaKohen, also spelled Ṣadok, Ṣadoc, Zadoq, Tzadok, or Tsadoq; he, צָדוֹק הַכֹּהֵן, meaning "Righteous, Justified") was a Kohen (priest), biblically recorded to be a descendant from Eleazar the son of Aaron (). H ...

Semein

Semein was the son of Josech also called Joseph. He was also the father of

according to .

Simeon

Simeon (not to be confirmed with St. Simeon) was the father of

and the son of Judah according to .

Simon Iscariot

Simon Iscariot was the father of

Judas Iscariot Judas Iscariot (; grc-x-biblical, Ἰούδας Ἰσκαριώτης; syc, ܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܟܪܝܘܛܐ; died AD) was a disciple and one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. According to all four canonical gospels, Judas bet ...

(see , , and ).

T

Tryphosa

Tryphosa was a Christian mentioned in with other saints to whom Paul the apostle sent greetings and salutations.

Tyrannus

Tyrannus was the operator of a school in

Ephesus Ephesus (; grc-gre, Ἔφεσος, Éphesos; tr, Efes; may ultimately derive from hit, 𒀀𒉺𒊭, Apaša) was a city in ancient Greece on the coast of Ionia, southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built i ...

which the apostle Paul used as a base according to

Z

Zadok

Zadok or Sadoc was the son of Azor, and the father of Achim according to , Sadoc is his name in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Biblical Figures Minor *Minor figures

A

Abihud

Achim

Addi

Admin

Alexander

Amos

Aristobulus

Azor

C

Cainan

Chloe

Chuza

Claudia

Cosam

E

Eleazar

Eli

Eliakim

Eliezer

Eliud

Elmadam

Er

Esli

Eubulus

H

Heli

Hermogenes

J

Jacob

Jannai

Jezebel

Joanan

Jonam

Jorim

Josech

Joseph

Joshua

Judah

Judas of Straight Street in Damascus

Julia

L

Levi

M

Maath

Mattatha

Mattathias

Matthan

Matthat

Melchi

Melea

Menna

Mnason

N

Naggai

Nahum

Naum

Nereus

Neri

R

Rhesa

S

Sadoc

Semein

Simeon

Simon Iscariot

T

Tryphosa

Tyrannus

Z

Zadok

See also

References