biblical figures
Old Testament personalities
Biblical figures are people who appear in the Bible—patriarchs like Abraham, prophets like Isaiah, apostles like Paul.
The term encompasses major characters (Moses, David, Jesus) and minor ones (Barabbas, Nicodemus).
Someone described as a biblical figure in extended use is a person of legendary or monumental stature: He loomed over the industry like a biblical figure.
- MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
- burning bushDeciduous shrub, vivid fall color
- Ten CommandmentsScriptural moral code
- AbrahamFirst Hebrew patriarch
- promised landHoped-for place of fulfillment
Isaac · David · Andrew · Jacob · Noah's Ark · Garden of Eden · Solomon · Paul · Esther · Elijah · Ruth · Isaiah · Rebekah · Daniel · Deborah · prodigal son · Good Samaritan · Peter
- Biblical Artreligious art, sacred art, crucifixion, nativity, Annunciation
- ancient livesancient rulers, ancient kings, Greek heroes, Plutarch, Socrates
- ApostlesAndrew, James, Bartholomew, John, Peter
biblical figurespolitical figures
Prominent government participants
philosophers · historical figures · military leaders · military commanders · pop culture icons
biblical figuresfictional characters
Invented people in stories
cartoon characters · mythical creatures · folklore figures · legendary figures