biblical figure
Testament person mentioned
A biblical figure is a person who appears in the Bible—prophets, kings, apostles, and others whose stories form Jewish and Christian scripture.
The term extends to anyone of outsized moral or historical stature: He sees himself as a biblical figure, destined to lead his people.
Characters like Moses, David, and Mary remain cultural touchstones even for nonbelievers.
- AbrahamFirst Hebrew patriarch
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
- burning bushDeciduous shrub, vivid fall color
- parting the seaDividing ocean to cross
- Ten CommandmentsScriptural moral code
Elijah · Isaac · Satan · Michael · Jacob · Garden of Eden · Esther · David · Miriam · John the Baptist · Bathsheba · Gabriel · Paul · Deborah · Nebuchadnezzar · Ruth · Rebekah · Solomon
existence/ontology
biblical figurefictional character
Imaginary person in stories
political figure · literary character · mythical creature · celebrity