List of People in the Scriptures: Harmony of the Gospels

High Priest ≈ b. 1529 – d. 1406 BC

Israelite: Levite : Kohanim

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Son of Amram & Jochebed; name means "Strength"
Brother of Miriam & Moses (Ex. 4:14)
Husband of Elisheba
Father of Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar I, & Ithamar
Called to be Moses' spokesman and helper
Made first high priest of Israel around 1440 BC; his sons and descendants also called to serve as high priests
Made a golden calf
Lived to 123 years old; died on Mount Hor (Num. 20:24–29; 33:39)

Prince of Nephites & Missionary ≈ 92 BC

Israelite: Nephite

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Son of Mosiah II; name means "Strength"
Brother of Ammon, Omner, and Himni

Tried to destroy the Church with his brothers and Alma II before an angel appeared and he was converted (Mosiah 27)
Refused kingship to be a missionary to the Lamanites (Mosiah 27)
Taught and converted Lamanite king and his people (Alma 21–22)

Prince of Judah ≈ 605 BC

Israelite: Judahite

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Name means "Servant of Nabu"
Friend of Daniel, Shadrach, and Meshach
One of the young royals carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 1:3–4)
Refused the king's meat and wine (Dan. 1:5–17)
Thrown with friends in fiery furnace for not worshiping idol (Dan. 3)

Son of Adam & Eve ≈ 3900 BC

Name means "Breath"

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Son of Adam & Eve (Gen 4:2)

Brother of Cain, Seth, & others

Shepherd
Offered firstling of flock to the Lord (Gen. 4:4)
Murdered by Cain (Gen. 4:8)

High Priest ≈ 1010 – 970 BC

Israelite: Levite

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Son of Ahijah or Ahimelech; name means "Father of plenty"
Escaped Saul's wrath (1 Sam. 22:20)
Served as priest (possibly High Priest) during David's reign; brought ark of the covenant to Jerusalem (2 Sam 15)
Supported Adonijah to be king after David (1 Kgs 1:7); in consequence, Solomon removed him from being a priest (1 Kgs. 2:27)

Queen of Israel ≈ 1005 BC

Israelite: Judahite?

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Wife of Nabal & David; neans "My father's joy"
Prevented a battle between her husband Nabal and David; after Nabal's death, married David (1 Sam. 25)
Mother of Chileab-Daniel

King of Judah ≈ b. 950 – d. 911 BC

Israelite: Judahite

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Son of Rehoboam & Maachah III; name means "Father of the sea"
1 Kgs. 14:31
Served as King of Judah for 2 years from 913 – 911 BC
Father of Asa
Ancestor of Jesus (Matt. 1:7)

King of Gerar ≈ 1893 BC

Philistine

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Name means "My father is king"
King of Gerar, a Philistine town in central Israel
Desired to have Sarah to wife; warned by God in a dream that she was Abraham's wife; the Lord blessed his household (Gen. 20)
According to tradition, he built Jerusalem for Melchizedek

King of Israel/Shechem ≈ 1170 – 1167 BC

Israelite: Manassite

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Son of Gideon I; name means "My father is king"
Killed his 70 brothers so he could be King of Israel; only Jotham I escaped who cursed him (Judg. 9:5–21, 57)
Made king in Shechem (Judg. 9:6)
Almost killed by a woman, but asked his armourbearer to finish him off (Judg. 9:53–55)

Prophet ≈ 150 – 148 BC

Israelite: Nephite

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Name means "My Father is with you"
Called to preach repentance to Noah II's people; was imprisoned and eventually burned to death by Noah II (Mosiah 11–17)
Alma I was converted based on his teachings (Mosiah 17:2)

High Priest ≈ 1320 BC

Israelite: Levite

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Son of Phinehas I; name means "Father of salvation" (1 Chr. 6:4)
Father of Bukki

Prophet ≈ 1992 – 1817 BC

Chaldean; from Ur of Chaldees

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Son of Terah; name means "Father of nations"; brother of Haran & Nahor
Husband of Sarah, Hagar, & Keturah
Name changed from Abram (Gen. 11:26)
Promised all nations of earth would be blessed through his descendants (Gen. 12:2–3)
Famine drove him to Egypt where Pharaoh desired Sarah (Gen. 12)
Rescued nephew Lot (Gen. 14)
Paid tithes to Melchizedek and received priesthood (Gen. 14:18–20; D&C 84:14)
Father of Ishmael & Isaac (Gen. 16:15–16; 21:2–3); then Midian & others (Gen. 25:1–5)
Offered Isaac as a sacrifice (Gen. 22:1–18)
Ancestor of Jesus (Matt. 1:1)

Prince & possibly King of Israel ≈ 998 BC

Israelite: Judahite

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Born in Hebron
Son of David & Maacah II; name means "Father of peace" (2 Sam. 3:3)
Hated his older brother Amnon for raping his sister Tamar II; hated David for not punishing him; killed Amnon for it (2 Sam 13)
Conspired against David; fled to his mother's father Talmai of Geshur; Killed by Joab; mourned for by David (2 Sam 15–18)

King of Gath ≈ 1010 BC

Philistine

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Son of Maoch; name means "Angry" (1 Sam. 21:10)
Sheltered David from Saul for over a year (1 Sam. 21:10–15)

Prophet & Patriarch ≈ 4000 – 3070 BC

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Name means "Man/Humanity"
Created by God (Gen. 1:26-28)
Husband of Eve; father of Cain, Abel, & Seth, and all mankind (Gen. 4)
Lived with Eve in the Garden of Eden before the Fall; then lived in fallen world (Gen. 2-3)
Called righteous posterity together before his death (D&C 107:53–57)
Lived to 930 years old (Gen. 5:5)
Ancestor of Jesus (Luke 3:38)
Called the Ancient of Days or Michael (Dan. 7:9; 10:13; Rev. 12:7; D&C 27:11)
He will return to earth before the Second Coming to gather the human family (Dan. 7:9-14; D&C 29:26; 116)

Prince of Israel ≈ 980 BC

Israelite: Judahite

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Born in Hebron
Son of David & Haggith; name means "My Lord is Jehovah" (2 Sam. 3:4)
Tried to take the throne during David's illness; eventually ceded the throne to Solomon (1 Kgs. 1)
Solomon eventually had him killed (1 Kgs 2:13–25)

King of Amalekites ≈ 1030 BC

Edomite: Amalekite

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Name means "Warlike"
Saul spared him while killing rest of the people; Samuel reproved Saul for sparing him: "to obey is better than to sacrifice (1 Sam. 15:8)
Killed by Samuel (1 Sam. 15:33)

see Herod Agrippa I & II

King of Israel ≈ 874 – 853 BC

Israelite: Ephraimite

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Son of Omri of Israel; name means "Father's brother" (1 Kgs. 16:29)
Husband of Jezebel of Tyre; father of Ahaziah I, Jehoram I, & Athaliah of Israel
Reigned over the Northern Kingdom for twenty-two years in wickedness
Elijah showed God's power against his 450 priests of Baal (1 Kgs 18)
Freed Hadadezer of Syria against the will of the Lord (1 Kgs 20)
Killed in a battle after he and Jehoshaphat of Judah tried to recapture Ramoth-Gilead

King of Persia

Persian

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Husband of Esther
Banished his first wife Vashti when she refused to appear at his banquet (Esther 1); looked for new wife
Chose Esther to be new queen without realizing she was a Jew
Tricked by Haman to put all Jews to death; Esther convinced him not to
Made Mordecai second in command
Probably same as Xerxes I or Artaxerxes I or II

King of Judah ≈ 732 – 716 BC

Israelite: Judahite

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Son of Jotham of Judah; name means "Possessor"; (2 Kgs. 16:1)
Wicked king
Offered his son in pagan sacrifice (2 Kgs 16:3)
Made an alliance with Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria to fight off Syria and the Northern Kingdom; paid tribute with temple treasures; changed temple worship (2 Kgs 16)
Isaiah prophesied against him and Samaria (Isa. 7)
Father of Hezekiah of Judah
Ancestor of Jesus (Matt. 1:9)

King of Israel ≈ 853 – 852 BC

Israelite: Ephraimite

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Son of Ahab of Israel & Jezebel of Tyre; name means "The Lord holds"; brother of Jehoram I & Athaliah of Israel (1 Kgs. 22:40)
Joined with Jehoshaphat of Judah to build a feet of trading ships (2 Chr. 20:35–37)
Moab rebelled against him (2 Kgs. 3:5–7); see Mesha stele
Fell from a roof and consulted Baal-zebub, god of Ekron, about his recovery; Elijah prophesied he would not recover, and he died (1 Kgs 22:51)

King of Judah ≈ 842 – 841 BC

Israelite: Judahite

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Son of Jehoram II of Judah & Athaliah of Israel; name means "The Lord holds" (2 Kgs. 8:25–29)
Wicked king who introduced pagan worship in Judea he learned from his mother
Father of Jehoash I of Judah
Aligned with his uncle Jehoram I of Israel against Hazael the Aramean (2 Kgs. 8:28–29)
Jehu II general of Jehoram I plotted to take over Northern Kingdom; both Ahaziah and his uncle Jehoram were killed (2 Kgs. 9:27)
Ancestor of Jesus (Matt. 1:8)

High Priest ≈ 1020 BC

Israelite: Levite

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Son of Ahitub; name means "Brother of Jehovah"
The Lord's priest in Nob and Shiloh (1 Sam. 14:3)

Prophet ≈ 970 – 946 BC

Israelite: Levite

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Name means "Brother of Jehovah"
Prophesied to Jeroboam I the separation of the northern and southern tribes because of wickedness (1 Kgs. 11:29–39)
Prophesied to Jeroboam's wife the death of their child Abjiah II and the downfall of the House of Jeroboam (1 Kgs. 14)
From Shiloh ("the Shilonite")

High Priest ≈ 970 BC

Israelite: Levite

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Son of Zadok I; name means "Brother of anger"
Messenger for David; a swift runner
Remained loyal to David during Absalom's rebellion along with Jonathan ben Abiathar, but couldn't deliver the news of Absalom's death (2 Sam. 17–18)
Husband of Basemath; son-in-law of Solomon
Became high priest under Solomon's reign (1 Chr. 6:8)

High Priest ≈ 1012 BC

Israelite: Levite

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Son of Ahitub; name means "My brother is king"
Priest at Nob
Gave David and his companions five loaves of holy shewbread when they fled from Saul (1 Sam. 21:1–6)
Saul ordered his death with eighty-five other priests for helping David (1 Sam. 22:9)
Story referenced by Jesus (Luke 6:3–5)

High Priest ≈ 1040 BC

Israelite: Levite

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Son of Phinehas II; grandson of Eli; name means "My brother is goodness"
Father of Ahiah & Ahimelech (1 Sam. 14:3 )

see Achish

High Priest ≈ 162 – 159 BC

Israelite: Levite

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Name means "God will rise"
Hellenizer who opposed Maccabees (1 Macc. 7:4)
Ordered the execution of 60 Jews/Hasideans
His last act was to remove the wall of the temple dividing the Gentiles and Jews

King of Macedonia ≈ 336 – 323 BC

Greek/Macedonian

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Son of Philip II of Macedonia; name means "Protector of man"
Ruled over a wide empire; considered one of history's greatest military commanders (1 Macc. 1)
According to Josephus, the High Priest Jaddua visited him in a dream and showed him Jerusalem; Jaddua assured him victory over the Persians
He conquered Jerusalem and Judea in 332 BC but honored the city and its practices, allowing Jews to retain their customs, even offering a sacrifice to Jehovah at the temple according to Jaddua's direction
Daniel prophesied of his empire (Dan. 8:20–22; 11:4)
His death marked the beginning of the Hellenistic period

Prophet & High Priest ≈ 148 – 91 BC

Israelite: Nephite

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Direct descendant of Nephi I (Mosiah 17:2)
Father of Alma II
Wicked priest of Noah II; converted by Abinadi's teachings (Mosiah 17)
Baptized a group of believers at the Waters of Mormon (Mosiah 18)
Served as High Priest and established a church (Mosiah 23:16)
Group persecuted by Amulon and Lamanites; escape to land of Zarahemla to reunite with Mosiah II's people (Mosiah 23–24); organized the church for all the Nephites

Prophet & Chief Judge ≈ 95 – 73 BC

Israelite: Nephite

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Son of Alma I
Tried to destroy the church with the four sons of Mosiah II; angel appeared and he was converted (Mosiah 27)
Devoted his life to sharing the gospel, including giving up his position as chief judge
Father of Helaman I, Shiblon, & Corianton

Patriarch ≈ 1600 BC

Edomite/Amalekite

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Grandson of Esau
Father of Amalekites (Ex. 17:8)

Record Keeper ≈ 270 BC

Israelite: Nephite

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Son of Abinadom (Omni 1:12)
Wrote of Mosiah I and Benjamin II's reign
Had no children so gave records to Benjamin

Tribe in the Negev/Sinai ≈ 1500 BC

Edomite/Amalekite

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Descended from Amalek & Esau
Lived in the desert of Negev and the Sinai Peninsula
Often at war with Israelites (Ex. 17:8; 1 Sam. 14:48–15:33)
Balaam son of Beor prophesied against them (Num. 24:20–24)

King of Judah ≈ 796 – 767 BC

Israelite: Judahite

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Son of Jehoash I of Judah & Jehoaddan; name means "Strength of Jehovah" (2 Kgs. 12:21)
Executed his father's murderers (2 Kgs. 14:5)
Conquered the Edomites (2 Chr. 25)
Worshipped false gods
Defeated by Jehoash II of Israel and the Northern Kingdom who looted the Temple
Killed by assassins (2 Chr. 25)
Father of Uzziah of Judah
Ancestor of Jesus

King of Neo-Babylonian Empire ≈ 562 – 560 BC

Babylonian

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Son of Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon; name means "Man of Marduk"
Showed favor to Jeconiah of Judah; removed him from prison in Babylon (2 Kgs. 25:27)

Prophet ≈ 300 AD

Israelite: Nephite

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Son of Amos II; brother of Amos III
Hid gold plates and all records (4 Nephi 1:48); told Mormon how to retrieve them (Mormon 1:2–4)

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Freed Limhi's people ≈ 121 BC

Israelite: Mulekite

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Descendant of Zarahemla; name means "Hidden one"
Sent on expedition by Mosiah II to find the group of Nephites who had gone south (Mosiah 7:1-16)
Mighty man who helped free Limhi's people from the Lamanites (Mosiah 22)

Missionary ≈ 91 – 77 BC

Israelite: Nephite

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Son of Mosiah II; prince; name means "Hidden one"
Tried to destroy the Church before an angel appeared and he was converted (Mosiah 27)
Refused kingship to be a missionary to the Lamanites (Mosiah 28:10)
Taught and converted Lamoni and his people (Alma 17–21)

Tribe from east of Jordan River ≈ 1700 BC

Ammonite

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Descended from Ben-Ammi & Lot (Gen. 19:38)
Dwelt east of the Jordan River
Worshipped Molech
Often warred against the Israelites

Prince of Israel ≈ 1010 BC

Israelite: Judahite

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Born in Hebron
Eldest son of David & Ahinoam; (2 Sam. 3:2); name means "Faithful"
Murdered by his brother Absalom for raping his sister Tamar II (2 Sam. 13)

King of Judah ≈ 642 – 641 BC

Israelite: Judahite

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Son of Manasseh II of Judah & Meshullemeth; name means "Faithful"
Father of Josiah of Judah
Wicked king who worshiped pagan idols (2 Kgs. 21:18–22)
Assassinated by his servants (2 Kgs. 21:23)
Ancestor of Jesus (Matt. 1:10)

Prophet ≈ 760 – 755 BC

Israelite

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From Tekoa
Name means "To carry"
Shepherd
Prophesied during Uzziah of Judah & Jeroboam II of Israel's reigns; warned Israel to repent (Amos)

"Exalted people" | Patriarch ≈ 1650 – 1513 BC

Israelite: Levite

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Son of Kohath; grandson of Levi; (Ex 2:1)
Husband of Jochebed; father of Miriam, Aaron, & Moses
Lived to 137 years old (Ex. 6:20)

Missionary ≈ 82 – 74 BC

Israelite: Nephite

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Son of Giddonah; descendant of Nephi I
Visited by an angel (Alma 8:20)
Welcomed Alma II and became a mission companion to him, preaching and testifying (Alma 8–11)
Imprisoned with Alma II; saved by faith (Alma 14)

Disciple ≈ 34 AD

Israelite: Jewish

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Name means "Gift of the Lord"
From Damascus
Had vision to seek out Paul; healed and baptized him (Acts 9)

High Priest ≈ 47 – 52 AD

Israelite: Levite

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Son of Nedebeus; brother of Hezekiah III; name means "Gift of the Lord"
Appointed by Herod V of Chalcis
Served as High Priest from 47 to 59 AD
Known for his liberal use of violence and pro-Roman position; hated by Jewish nationalists
Paul described him as a "whitewashed wall"
Presided at the trial of Paul in Jerusalem and Caesarea: accused him before Felix (Acts 23:2–5)
Initially supported by Herod Agrippa II but later removed from office by him
Killed during 1st Jewish-Roman war by Jewish nationalists

Apostle ≈ 30 – 60 AD

Israelite: Jewish

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Son of Jona; brother of Peter; name means "Strong"
Fisherman
Originally a disciple of John the Baptist, introduced Peter to Jesus (John 1:40)
Called to be a "fisher of men" (Matt. 4:18) and later an apostle (Matt 10:2)
Tradition states he was crucified in Patras around 60 AD

Prophetess ≈ 1 BC

Israelite: Asherite

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Daughter of Phanuel; name means "Grace"
Called a prophetess
Lived with husband 7 years before she was a widow for 84 years
Departed not from serving the Lord in the temple with fasting and prayers
Saw Jesus at the Temple as an infant and "spake of him to all that looked for redemption in Jerusalem" (Luke 2:36–38)

High Priest ≈ 6 – 15 AD

Israelite: Levite

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Son of Seth; name means "Grace"
Appointed High Priest by Quirinus in 6 AD; later deposed by Valerius Gratus in 15 AD, although he continued to influence the office through his sons and son-in-law (Luke 3:2); Acts 4:6 referred to him as High Priest several years later
Father of several High Priests: Eleazar III, Caiaphas (FIL), Jonathan II, Theophilus, Matthias II, & Ananus II
Oversaw the trial of Jesus before crucifixion along with Caiaphas (John 18:13)
Peter and John stood trial before him and his kindred (Acts 4:6)

Lamanites converts ≈ 80 BC

Israelite: Lamanite

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Thousands converted by the sons of Mosiah II (Alma 21:23)
Changed name from Lamanite to Anti-Nephi-Lehies (Alma 23:16–17)
Called the People of Ammon (Alma 27:26)
Would rather die than take up weapons (Alma 43:11)
Sons helped defeat Lamanites without loss of life (Alma 56)

King of Seleucids/Syria ≈ 175 – 164 BC

Seleucid

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Son of Antiochus III the Great; name means "Unwavering"
Brother of Seleucus IV Philopator
Considered a cruel tyrant
Deposed Jason as High Priest and replaced with Menelaus who had bribe him and wasn't a Levite
Ordered the murder and enslavement of many Jews, 40,000 killed and 40,000 captured (2 Macc. 5:11–14)
Made Jerusalem a Greek colony that worshipped Zeus
Abolished Jewish worship, sabbaths, and festivals; plundered the Temple, offered swine on the altar, put out the lamp that burned continually, and forced the High Priest to eat swine; forced Jews to offer sacrifices to pagan idols; many consider this the Abomination of Desolation prophesied by Daniel
His persecution led to Maccabean revolt which gave Jews control of their government for 100 years (1 Macc. 1:11)

see Herod Antipas

see Felix Antonius

Special Witness of Jesus Christ

≈ 30 – 421 AD, 1833 – Present

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Name means "One Sent Forth"
The original twelve were Peter, James I, John, Andrew, Matthew, Philip II, Bartholomew, Thomas, James II, Thaddeus, Simon the Zealot, Judas Iscariot
Jesus ordained them with power to preach, heal sicknesses, and cast out unclean spirits (Matt. 10:1–4)
Jesus ordained 12 Nephites to the same office including Nephi III
in 1835, 12 men were ordained in the modern church

Pharaoh of Egypt ≈ 589 – 570 BC

Egyptian

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Son of Psamtik II; name means "Constant is the heart of Re"
Marched to assist Zedekiah of Judah against Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon but withdrew quickly (Jer. 34:21; 37:5–11)

see Herod Archelaus

Prince of Judea ≈ 40 AD

Herodian

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Son of Aristobulus IV & Berenice I; name means "Best Counselor"
Possibly the "Aristobulus" greeted by Paul (Rom. 16:10)

King of Achaemenid Empire ≈ 465 – 424 BC

Persian

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Son of Xerxes I and Amestris; name means "Whose reign is truth"
Father of Xerxes II
Stopped the Jews from rebuilding Jerusalem and the Temple (Ezra 4:7–23)
Commissioned Ezra to take charge of civil affairs of the Jews in Jerusalem and restore the Temple
Appointed Nehemiah to be governor of Judea and rebuild Jerusalem (Neh. 1)
Possibly husband of Esther; see Ahasuerus

King of Achaemenid Empire ≈ 405 – 359 BC

Persian

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Son of Darius II and Parysatis; name means "Whose reign is truth"
Father of Artaxerxes III
Possibly husband of Esther; see Ahasuerus

King of Judah ≈ 911 – 870 BC

Israelite: Judahite

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Son of Abijam of Judah; name means "Healer"
Father of Jehoshaphat of Judah
Righteous king (1 Kgs. 15:8)
Under the direction of the prophet Azariah II, rebuilt cities and removed pagan idols (2 Chr. 14–15); removed the queen-mother Maachah V (1 Kgs. 15:13)
Made alliance with Benhadad I of Syria against Baasha of Israel; Hanani the prophet rebuked him for relying on Syria instead of God (2 Chr. 16:7)
Ancestor of Jesus (Matt. 1:7)

Musician ≈ 1000 BC

Israelite: Levite: Gershonite

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Son of Berachiah; name means "Collector"
Musician and leader of David's choir (1 Chr. 6:9)
He and descendants set aside to worship God through music
Authored Psalms 50 and 73-83

Matriarch ≈ 1710 BC

Egyptian

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Daughter of Poti-pherah; name means "She who belongs to Neith" (Gen. 41:45)
Wife of Joseph I; mother of Ephraim & Manasseh I

Patriarch ≈ 1743 BC

Israelite: Asherite

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Son of Jacob I & Zilpah; name means "Happy or blessed" (Gen. 30:13)
Father of Jimnah, Ishuah, Isui, Beriah, Serah and the Asherites

One of Twelve Tribes of Israel ≈ 1600 BC – Present

Israelite: Asherite

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Descendants of Asher
Blessed by Jacob I that "his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties" (Gen. 49:20) and by Moses that he "be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be" (Deut. 33:24–25)
Territory was located north on the Mediterranean Sea and at one point included Tyre & Sidon (see map)
Majority carried away captive by Assyrians in 721 BC
Anna the prophetess was from tribe (Luke 2:36–38)

King of Neo-Assyrian Empire ≈ 669 – 631 BC

Assyrian

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Son of Esarhaddon & Esharra-hammat; name means "Ashur is creator of the heir"
Constructed the Library of Ashurbanipal
Collected tribute from Manasseh II of Judah who assisted his campaign against Egypt
Considered the last great king of Assyria but also one of the most brutal

Tribe/group from Mesopotamia ≈ 2200 – 609 BC

Assyrian

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Ancient empire that was often at war with neighboring Babylon; known for its brutality
Ruled much of the Levant through Old Testament times
Jonah preached repentance and was angered when the people actually changed (Jonah)
Isaiah warned Israelites that the Assyrians were the "rod of God's anger"
Conquered the Northern Kingdom in 721 BC; attacked the Southern Kingdom soon after; forced resettlement in Samaria, creating the Samaritan tribe
The Fall of Nineveh in 612 BC and the defeat of Ashur-ubalit II in 609 BC marked the end of the empire

High Priest ≈ 960 BC

Israelite: Levite

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Son of Zadok I or Ahimaaz; name means "Helped by God"
Served in Solomon's Temple (1 Kgs. 4:2)

High Priest ≈ 790 BC

Israelite: Levite

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Descendant of Johanan; name means "Helped by God"
Opposed Uzziah of Judah who tried to burn incense in the Temple; Uzziah was struck with leprosy (2 Chr. 26:17)

Queen of Judah ≈ 841 – 835 BC

Israelite: Ephraimite

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Daughter of Ahab of Israel & Jezebel of Tyre; name means "God is exalted" (2 Kgs. 8:18, 26)
Wife of Jehoram II of Judah
Mother of Ahaziah II of Judah
Wicked queen who introduced Baal worship to Judah and the Temple (2 Chr. 24:7)
Killed the royal heirs to solidify her position as queen; Jehoash I of Judah was saved and hidden in the Temple by Jehosheba and her husband, the High Priest Jehoiada (2 Kgs. 11:1–3)
Killed by the people (2 Kgs. 11:13–16)

Prophet ≈ 910 BC

Israelite

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Son of Oded; name means "Helped by God"
Prophesied that Judah would prosper if the people were righteous
Helped with Asa of Judah's reforms (2 Chr. 15:1)

Emperor of Rome ≈ b. 63 BC – d. 14 AD

Roman

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Son of Gaius Octavius & adopted son of Julius Caesar; name means "Majestic"
Adopted father of Tiberius
First Roman Emperor, served from ≈ 27 BC – 14 AD
Defeated Marc Antony at which point Herod the Great pledged allegiance to him; confirmed Herod as King of Judea
Herod built Caesarea in honor of him
At Herod's death, divided up his kingdom and made Herod Archelaus ethnarch of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea (Edom); Herod Antipas tetrarch of Galilee and Perea; Philip I tetrarch of the territories east of the Jordan River; and Salome I toparch of Iamnia, Azotus (Ashdod), and Phasaelis
Sent out a decree that all the world should be taxed (Luke 2:1)
Deposed Herod Archelaus in 6 AD and added Judea to the province of Syria