Bible Characters That Starts with A – Z

I’m at the point in my Christian life where I just want to completely dissect every verse of the Bible; I love it SO much! 

I think of the verse, Matthew 5:18, where it talks about every jot and tittle. Every pen stroke, every little comma in the Bible is so important because it helps us to understand what we are reading more, so taking time to really go slow in reading the Bible, taking notice of every small thing is really FUN! 🎉

When I first became a Christian, I started by reading the Bible in a year. It was a lofty goal I know, my first goal as a new believer, but I actually accomplished it, much to my own surprise! I went on to read the Bible three more times all the way through after that. 

After that I said to myself, “What’s next? How can I learn more?”

So I started learning the Bible by topic. If I had a sin in my life or something I needed to clean up, I read all about it and immersed myself into the pages of Scripture until I learned everything it was to learn about that topic and until I changed that sin in my life. 

Then having a rock-solid foundation as a Christian, a well-watered tree, I wanted to really challenge myself. 

“What’s a fun way to learn more about God and the Bible?”, I thought to myself.

At church, one of the sermons was about Paul and I thought, “I should do Bible character’s studies”, and that’s exactly what I did.

I started with Moses, as he was my favorite. Then I went into David’s life, and now I’m currently on Paul’s life and ministry. While I’m learning about Paul, I’ve learned about many other characters in the Bible as well (like Timothy, for example) so this list was a lot of refreshing for me as I wrote everything down, but oh so valuable! 

Each character comes to life as you study them out. Stories shape other stories and the characters intertwine. Oftentimes you wonder, is this the same person as I learned about in another story? They have the same name, but is it the same person? 

This Bible characters that starts with a-z list will help you identify each character better and intertwine them in each other’s lives. 

Learning about each Bible character in the Bible is a pursuit I’m still doing and it’s enriched my Christian walk SOO much. 💎

For example, before I studied out the life of David, I hated him, I have to admit. He was one of the worst characters to me. What he did with Bathsheeba and her husband was really bad and I just didn’t like him at all. But studying out his entire life in full made me realize there’s so much good he did. I never understand why someone who could do the bad stuff he did could be called a “man after God’s own heart”. After learning about him, I now know how he was. I get it. I understand. His life was incredible and he’s now my second favorite character in the Bible (right after Moses). 

I encourage you, if you’re looking for a fun way to learn more about God and the Bible, to do Bible character studies. Pick someone you would love to learn about and dive right in! It’ll really fascinate you as you go!

Bible Characters That Starts with A – Z

You’re going to LOVE exploring these Bible characters from A to Z! It’s such a fun and powerful way to deepen your understanding of God’s Word. 🙏

From the famous to the forgotten, these names shaped some of the most incredible moments in Scripture. Each one tells a story, teaches a lesson, and reminds us just how much God cares for His people. ❤️ Let’s see how many you recognize…and which ones surprise you!

Use them to study the characters, create games, mazes, and so much more!

Be sure to check out my other A-Z lists too for more fun! 🥳

• Christian Character Traits A-Z
• Attributes of God That Start with A-Z
• Christian Words That Start with A-Z
• Godly Prayers That Start with A-Z

You ready? Let’s dive in…

• Bible characters that starts with A 

• Aaron (Exodus 4:14)

Moses’ brother; helped Moses lead the people; priest

• Abed-Nego (Daniel 3:12-30)

One of Daniel’s friends who was miraculously saved from destruction in Nebuchadnezzar’s fiery furnace

• Abel (Genesis 4:1-8)

Adam and Eve’s son; was killed by his brother, Cain

• Abigail (I Samuel 25:1-42)

David requested help from her husband, Nabal, but he refused to help him. Abigail disregarded her husband and helped David, which ended up preventing bloodshed

• Abraham (Genesis 11-25)

Passed God’s faith test when God asked him to kill his only son Isaac

• Adam (Genesis 2-3)

The first human created

• Ahab (1 Kings 16:29)

King; Jezebel’s husband

• Ahasuerus (Esther 1:1-2)

Esther’s husband; also known as Xerxes

• Absalom (2 Samuel 15-18)

Killed Amnon for raping Tamar, but eventually became worse than Amnon, rebelled against his father David and was killed for his rebellion

• Amnon (2 Samuel 13)

Raped his sister, Tamar, and was eventually killed because of it

• Amos (Book of Amos)

Hebrew prophet in the 8th century

• Ananias (Acts 5:1-11)

Husband of Sapphira; they were both struck dead for lying about money

• Andrew (Mark 3:16-19)

One of the twelve disciples; Peter’s brother; was a fisherman

• Artaxerxes (Nehemiah 2:1)

King who found favor on Nehemiah and let him rebuild the walls of Jerusalem

• Asher (Genesis 30:10-13)

Jacob’s son with Leah’s maidservant, Zilpah

• Aquila (Romans 16:3)

Known as Paul’s fellow worker in Corinth

• Bible characters that starts with B 

• Balaam (Numbers 22:5)

Rode the talking donkey

• Barnabas (Acts 14:8-18)

Served with Paul

• Baruch (Jeremiah 32-36)

Jeremiah’s disciple

• Barrabas (Matthew 27:16)

Condemned robber who was released instead of Jesus

• Bartholomew (Matthew 10:3)

One of the twelve disciples; also known as Nathanael; he was brought to Jesus by Philip

• Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11-12)

Uriah’s wife; she committed adultery with David and became Solomon’s mother

• Benjamin (Genesis 35:16-18)

Youngest of Jacob and Rachel’s sons

• Boaz (Ruth 2-4)

Redeemed Ruth

• Bible characters that starts with C 

• Caiaphas (Matthew 26:3)

High priest during Christ’s ministry on earth

• Cain (Genesis 4:1-16)

Adam and Eve’s firstborn; he killed his brother Abel

• Caleb (Numbers 14:6-9)

Had faith to believe they could conquer the promised land as God directed

• Cyrus the Great (Isaiah 44:28)

• Bible characters that starts with D 

• Dan (Genesis 30:1-6)

The fourth son of Jacob

• Daniel (Book of Daniel)

Was thrown into the lion’s den and didn’t die because of his refusal to stop praying

• David (1 Samuel 16:13)

Fought Goliath and won; became a great king

• Deborah (Judges 4:4)

Leader and prophetess

• Delilah (Judges 16:4-22)

Led to the death of Samson

• Dinah (Genesis 30:21)

Jacob and Leah’s daughter

• Dorcas (Acts 9:36-42)

Also called Tabitha; a woman who excelled in acts of kindness and charity, which she did habitually

• Bible characters that starts with E 

• Eleazar (Numbers 16:37)

Aaron’s son

• Elimelech (Ruth 1:2-3)

Naomi’s husband

• Elizabeth (Luke 1:13)

Mother of John the Baptist; descendant of Aaron, the priest and brother of Moses

• Enoch (Genesis 4:17)

The oldest son of Cain; he was taken by God to heaven without experiencing physical death

• Enos (Genesis 4:26)

Seth’s son

• Esau (Genesis 25:19-34)

Twin brother of Jacob

• Elijah (1 Kings 17-21: 21)

Prophet in the Old Testament

• Elisha (2 Kings 3-9)

Disciple and successor of Elijah

• Ephraim (Genesis 48:8-22)

Joseph’s son, Jacob’s grandson, and one of the leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel

• Eve (Genesis 2:18-25)

The first woman created

• Ezekiel (Book of Ezekiel)

Old Testament prophet

• Ezra (Book of Ezra)

Jewish priest of the 5th century)

• Bible characters that starts with F 

• Felix (Acts 23:24)

Governor who left Paul in prison

• Bible characters that starts with G 

• Gabriel (Daniel 8:16-26)

One of the archangels who delivers messages to humans on behalf of God

• Gad (Genesis 30:10-13)

Jacob’s son with Leah’s maidservant, Zilpah

• Gideon (Judges 6:11-8:35)

Judge of Israel; leader in battle

• Goliath (1 Samuel 17)

The Philistine giant who fought David and lost

• Gomer (Hosea 1:2-4)

Prostitute wife of Hosea

• Bible characters that starts with H 

• Habakkuk (Book fo Habakkuk)

Hebrew prophet

• Hagar (Genesis 16:1)

Sarah’s servant who had Abraham’s baby

• Haggai (Book of Haggai)

Hebrew prophet

• Haman (Esther 7:6-10)

Esther saved the Jews from his plan to destroy them

• Hannah (1 Samuel 1-2)

Mother of Samuel

• Herod (Matthew 2:16-18)

King who killed all the babies to try to murder Jesus

• Herod Antipas (Matthew 14:1-12)

Son of Herod; responsible for beheading John the Baptist

• Hezekiah (2 Kings 18-19)

King of Judah

• Hirim (2 Samuel 5:11)

King of Tyre who gave supplies and craftsmen to Solomon to help build the temple

• Hosea (Book of Hosea)

Hebrew prophet commanded to marry a prostitute, Gomer

• Hur (Exodus 17:12-13)

The man who helped Moses hold up his arms to defeat the Amalekites

• Bible characters that starts with I 

• Isaac (Genesis 17:21-27)

Abraham and Sarah’s son; father of Jacob and Esau

• Isaiah (Book of Isaiah)

First of the major Hebrew prophets

• Ishmael (Genesis 16:11-12)

Son of Sarah’s servant, Hagar, who had a baby with Abraham

• Issachar (Genesis 30:17-18)

Son of Jacob and Leah

• Bible characters that starts with J 

• Jacob (Genesis 25:27)

Son of Isaac; twin brother of Esau

• James (Mark 3:16-19)

One of the twelve disciples; the brother of John (not the baptist)

• James, son of Alphaeus (Matthew 10:3)

One of the twelve disciples; the brother of Judas Thaddaeus

• Japheth (Genesis 10:1-5)

Second son of Noah

• Jehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:41-50)

King of Judah

• Jehu (2 Kings 9:11-30)

King of Israel

• Jeremiah (Book of Jeremiah)

Known as the weeping prophet

• Jeroboam (1 Kings 11:26)

First king of the northern kingdom of Israel

• Jesse (1 Samuel 16)

David’s father

• Jesus (Matthew 2:1-2)

Our Savior and Messiah

• Jethro (Exodus 3:1)

Moses father-in-law

• Jezebel (1 Kings 16:31)

Wife of king Ahab

• Joab (2 Samuel 2:18-23)

Basically, he was David’s hitman

• Job (Book of Job)

A wealthy, righteous man who lost everything when God tested him

• Joel (Book of Joel)

A Hebrew prophet

• John (Mark 3:16-19)

One of the twelve disciples; the brother of James

• John the Baptist (Matthew 3)

Baptized Jesus; was killed by Herod

• Jonah (Book of Jonah)

Hebrew prophet that was eaten by a big fish for his disobedience to take God’s message to Nineveh

• Jonathan (1 Samuel 31)

Soul was knitted together with David; Saul’s son

• Joseph (Matthew 1:18-25)

Husband of Mary; Jesus’ earthly father

• Joseph (Genesis 37:28)

The son of Jacob; his brothers sold him into slavery

• Joshua (Numbers 14:6-9)

Had faith to believe they could conquer the promised land as God directed; Moses’ successor who led the Israelites into the promised land

• Judah (Genesis 29:35)

Jacob and Leah’s son

• Judas Iscariot (Luke 22:3-6)

One of the twelve disciples; led to the capture and death of Jesus Christ on the cross

• Judas Thaddaeus (Mark 3:16-19)

One of the twelve disciples; also called Jude; the brother of James, son of Alphaeus

• Jude (Mark 3:16-19)

One of the twelve disciples; also called Judas Thaddaeus; the brother of James, son of Alphaeus

• Bible characters that starts with K 

• Kish (1 Chronicles 12:1)

Saul’s father

• Korah (Numbers 16:1-40)

Led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron

• Bible characters that starts with L 

• Laban (Genesis 29:16)

Jacob’s father-in-law

• Lazarus (John 11-12)

Brother of Mary and Martha

• Leah (Genesis 29:16-35)

Jacob’s wife

• Levi (Genesis 29:34)

Son of Jacob and Leah

• Lot (Genesis 19)

Abraham’s nephew; slept with his daughters and got them pregnant

• Luke (Book of Luke)

Known as the physician; worked with Paul

• Lydia (Acts 16:14-15)

A wealthy, God-fearing woman who hosted Paul in her home

• Bible characters that starts with M 

• Malachi (Book of Malachi)

Hebrew prophet of the 5th century

• Manasseh (Genesis 41:51)

Joseph’s son

• Mark (Book of Mark)

Worked with Paul, was Paul’s spiritual son (1 Peter 5:13)

• Martha (Luke 10:38-42)

Sister of Mary and Lazarus; busy when the Lord was there

• Mary (Luke 2:1-7)

Jesus’ earthly mother

• Mary (Luke 10:38-42)

Sister of Lazarus and Martha; sitting at the feet of Jesus when He was there

• Mary of Bethany (John 12:1-8)

Anointed Jesus’ feet

• Mary Magdalene (Luke 8:2)

The first person to see the risen Jesus

• Matthew (Matthew 9:9-13)

One of the twelve disciples; former tax collector in Capernaum

• Matthias (Acts 1:26)

One of the twelve disciples who was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot

• Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18-19)

Priest/king who blessed Abraham; prototype of Christ’s priesthood

• Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 9:6-7)

Jonathan’s son; lame since he was 5 years old

• Meshach (Daniel 3:12-30)

One of Daniel’s friends who was miraculously saved from destruction in Nebuchadnezzar’s fiery furnace

• Micah (Book of Micah)

Hebrew prophet of the 8th century

• Midian (Genesis 25:1-2)

Abraham’s son

• Miriam (Numbers 12:1-15)

Sister of Moses and Aaron; prophetess

• Mordecai (Esther 2:7)

Esther’s cousin

• Moses (Exodus 2:10)

Led the Israelites out of Egypt

• Bible characters that starts with N 

• Nabel (1 Samuel 25:1-42)

Abigail’s husband

• Naboth (1 Kings 21)

Killed by King Ahab for not selling his vineyard

• Nahum (Book fo Nahum)

Hebrew prophet of the 7th century

• Naomi (Ruth 1:2)

Ruth’s mother-in-law who lost her sons

• Nathan (2 Samuel 7:1-17)

David’s prophet

• Nathanael (John 1:45-51)

Also known as Bartholomew; one of the twelve disciples; he was brought to Jesus by Philip

• Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kings 24-25)

King of Babylon; he destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Jews to Babylon

• Nehemiah (Nehemiah 2-4)

Rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem against major opposition

• Nicodemus (John 3:1)

Pharasee in the New Testament

• Noah (Genesis 6-8)

Hebrew patriarch; built an ark to save himself, his family, and animals

• Bible characters that starts with O 

• Obadiah (Book of Obadiah)

Hebrew prophet

• Obed-Edom (2 Samuel 6:11)

Hosted the Ark of the Covenant in his home after Uzzah’s death and was blessed for it)

• Bible characters that starts with P 

• Paul (Acts 9:1-9)

Also called Paul of Tarsus; was originally named Saul (not the same Saul that tried to kill David); was converted on the road to Damascus

• Perez (Genesis 38)

Son of Tamar and Judah

• Peter (Mark 3:16-19)

Also called Simon Peter; one of the twelve disciples; Andrew’s brother; was a fisherman

• Philip (Mark 3:16-19)

One of the twelve disciples; often mentioned as a thoughtful and practical disciple

• Philip (Luke 3:1)

One of the sons of Herod the Great

• Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:11-26)

Ordered the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, against his better judgment

• Potiphar (Genesis 37:36)

One of Pharaoh’s officers, who bought Joseph as a slave; his wife tries to sleep with Joseph and Joseph refuses and flees from her

• Priscilla (Romans 16:3)

Known as Paul’s fellow worker in Corinth

• Bible characters that starts with Q 

• Queen Esther (Book of Esther) 

Saved her people from being killed

• Queen of Sheba (1 Kings 10:1-13)

Tested Solomon’s wisdom and was impressed

• Bible characters that starts with R 

• Rachel (Genesis 29-35)

Jacob’s wife

• Rahab (Joshua 2:1)

Prostitute from Jericho who helped hide two Israelite spies

• Rebekah (Genesis 24-27)

Laban’s sister; Isaac’s wife; mother of Jacob and Esau

• Reuben (Genesis 29:31-32)

Son of Jacob and Leah

• Ruth (Book of Ruth)

Most likely David’s grandma and most likely wrote Proverbs 31; married to Boaz

• Bible characters that starts with S 

• Salome (Mark 6:21–28)

Herod’s step-daughter; Herodias’s daughter; granddaughter of Herod the Great; she danced seductively and talked Herod Antipas into killing and giving her the head of John the Baptist for her mom, Herodias

• Salome (Matthew 20:20–21)

Zebedee’s wife; mother of the disciples James and John; she asked Jesus that her sons sit in places of honor in the kingdom

• Samson (Judges 13-16)

Lost his eyesight and eventually died due to bad decisions with Delilah

• Samuel (1 Samuel 1-3)

Last of the judges, prophets, and priests of the Old Testament; he anointed two kings in Israel: Saul and David

• Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11)

Wife of Ananias, they were both struck dead for lying about money

• Sarah (Genesis 17:15-22)

Abraham’s wife; mother of Isaac

• Saul (1 Samuel 24:1-2)

A king who tried to kill David and lost his life because of it

• Seth (Genesis 4:25)

Adam and Eve’s third son, given by God in place of the murdered Abel

• Shadrach (Daniel 3:12-30)

One of Daniel’s friends who was miraculously saved from destruction in Nebuchadnezzar’s fiery furnace

• Shem (Genesis 10:21)

The oldest of Noah’s three sons

• Silas (Acts 16:16-24)

Worked with Paul

• Simeon (Genesis 29:33)

Son of Jacob and Leah

• Simon Peter (Matthew 16:17-18)

One of the twelve disciples; walked on water with Jesus

• Simon the Zealot (Mark 3:16-19)

One of the twelve disciples; known for his zeal

• Solomon (1 Kings 3:7-15)

David’s son; he became the wisest king and built the temple

• Stephen (Acts 6:8-11)

Died for his faith in Christ

• Bible characters that starts with T 

• Tabitha (Acts 9:36-42)

Also called Dorcas; a woman who excelled in acts of kindness and charity, which she did habitually

• Tamar (2 Samuel 13:1-22)

David’s daughter and Absalom and Amnon’s sister; she was raped by Amnon

• Tamar (Genesis 38)

Tricked Judah into sleeping with her when he didn’t give her a husband

• Thomas (John 20:24-29)

One of the twelve disciples; known as the “doubter”

• Timothy (1 Thessalonians 3:2)

Worked with Paul

• Titus (2 Corinthians 2:13)

Worked with Paul

• Bible characters that starts with U 

• Uriah (2 Samuel 11-12)

Bathsheba’s husband; his wife committed adultery with David, so David had him killed to cover his and her adulterous sin

• Uzzah (2 Samuel 6:6-7)

Died when touching the Ark of the Covenant

• Bible characters that starts with V 

• Vashti (Esther 1:9-11)

Made a feast for the women in the royal palace

• Virgin Mary (Luke 2:1-7)

Mother of Jesus

• Bible characters that starts with W 

• Widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17:8-16)

Fed Elijah

• Wise men (Matthew 2:1)

Brought gifts to baby Jesus

• Bible characters that starts with X 

• Xerxes (Esther 1:1-2)

Esther’s husband; also known as Ahasuerus

• Bible characters that starts with Y

• Yahweh (Hosea 12:5)

The Lord

• Bible characters that starts with Z 

• Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10)

Tax collector known for being short

• Zachariah (Luke 1:5-25)

Also known as Zacharias; John the Baptist’s dad; struck temporarily mute by an angel after doubting the angel’s message

• Zacharias (Luke 1:5-25)

Also known as Zachariah; John the Baptist’s dad; struck temporarily mute by an angel after doubting the angel’s message

• Zebedee (Matthew 4:21)

Father of the apostles, James and John

• Zebulun (Genesis 30:20)

Sixth son of Jacob and Leah

• Zechariah (Book of Zechariah)

Hebrew prophet in the 6th century

• Zedekiah (Jeremiah 24:8-10)

The last king of Judah, who died in captivity at Babylon

• Zerah (Genesis 38)

Son of Tamar and Judah

• Zilpah (Genesis 30:10-13)

Leah’s maidservant who had Gad and Asher with Jacob