Bible Topics People in the Bible
I'm listing the people in the Bible as you would encounter them From Matthew to Revelations. As they are encountered again or in a different book of the Bible.
- God/Holy Ghost/Jesus -- God also known as the trinity of God
- Jesus -- Son of God: see Who Jesus Is
- Joseph -- Jesus' Earthly Father, or you can think of him as a step-father
- Mary -- Jesus' Mother
Generations of Jesus Christ from 1:1-16
- Mary
- - Espoused or basically already considered married to Joeseph.(Matthew 1:18)
- - Found with child by the Holy Ghost (Matthew 1:18)
- - Wise men saw Jesus with Mary (Matthew 2:11)
- Joseph
- - Wanted to break off the espousal with Mary (Matthew 1:19)
- - Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream telling him to take Mary as his wife (Matthew 1:20)
- - Angel also said the child's father is the Holy Ghost (Matthew 1:20)
- - Angel told him to call his son Jesus (Matthew 1:21)
- - Jesus will save his people from their sins (Matthew 1:21)
- - He did not consumate his marriage with Mary until she had Jesus (Matthew 1:25)
- - Angel of the Lord appeared in a dream telling Joseph to flee into Egypt with Mary and Jesus (Matthew 2:13)
- - Went to Egypt with Mary and Jesus in the middle of the night(Matthew 2:14)
- Angel of the Lord
- - Told Joseph to take Mary as his wife (Matthew 1:20)
- - Told Joseph to name his son Jesus (Matthew 1:21)
- - Told Joseph to call his son Jesus (Matthew 1:21)
- - Appeared in a dream telling Joseph to flee into Egypt with Mary and Jesus (Matthew 2:13)
- - Warned Joseph that Herod would try to kill Jesus (Matthew 2:13)
- Herod
- - King when Jesus was born (Matthew 2:1)
- - Called chief priests and scribes together to find out where the Christ was born. (Matthew 2:2-4)
- - Talked with the Wise Men (Matthew 2:7-9)
- - Comanded his soliders to kill all children two years old and under in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:16)
- - Death of Herod (Matthew 2:20)
- - Herod Died (Matthew 2:19)
- Isreal
- - Isreal is called God's people (Matthew 2:6)
- Wise Men of the East
- - Believed to be rich rulers from the East of Jerusalem (Matthew 2:1-12)
- - Came to worship Jesus and give Jesus gifts (Matthew 2:1-12)
- Archelaus
- - Herod's son, and ruled after Herod died.
- John the Baptist
- - Predecessor to Jesus; prepare a way for Jesus (Matthew 3)
- - Baptised with water Matthew 3:11
- - Cast into prision (Matthew 4:12)
- Pharisees
- - Generation of vipers (Matthew 3:7)
- - Questioned why Jesus ate with publicans and sinners. (Matthew 9:11)
- - Accused Jesus of using Satan's power to cast out devils (Matthew 9:34)
- Sadducees
- - Generation of vipers (Matthew 3:7)
- Devil/Lucifer
- - Tempter (Matthew 4:3)
- Simon called Peter
- - Brother of Andrew (Matthew 4:18)
- - Fishermen (Matthew 4:18)
- - Called by Jesus to become an apostle (Matthew 4:19)
- - Jesus gave him power against unclean spirits, and heal all sickness (Matthew 10:1)
- - Jesus told him to go to the lost sheep of Israel. (Matthew 10:5-6)
- Andrew
- - Brother to Simon called Peter (Matthew 4:18)
- - Fishermen (Matthew 4:18)
- - Called by Jesus to become an apostle (Matthew 4:19)
- - Jesus gave him power against unclean spirits, and heal all sickness (Matthew 10:1)
- - Jesus told him to go to the lost sheep of Israel. (Matthew 10:5-6)
- James
- - Son of Zebedee and brother of John (Matthew 4:21)
- - Fisherman (Matthew 4:21)
- - Called by Jesus to become an apostle (Matthew 4:21-22)
- - Jesus gave him power against unclean spirits, and heal all sickness (Matthew 10:1)
- - Jesus told him to go to the lost sheep of Israel. (Matthew 10:5-6)
- John
- - Son of Zebedee and brother of James (Matthew 4:21)
- - Fisherman (Matthew 4:21)
- - Called by Jesus to become an apostle (Matthew 4:21-22)
- - Jesus gave him power against unclean spirits, and heal all sickness (Matthew 10:1)
- - Jesus told him to go to the lost sheep of Israel. (Matthew 10:5-6)
- A Leper
- - Approaches Jesus at the bottom of Mount of Olives (Matthew 8:2)
- - worships Jesus, asks for healing, and receives healing (Matthew 8:2-3)
- Centurion
- - Met Jesus in Capernum after Jesus decended the Mount of Olives(Matthew 8:5)
- - A gentile with great faith (Matthew 8:10)
- - Asked for his servant to be healed (Matthew 8:6)
- - Believed Jesus could heal his servant from where Jesus stood (Matthew 8:8)
- Peter's mother-in-law
- - Jesus healed her sickness with fever (Matthew 8:14-15)
- - She ministered to Jesus (Matthew 8:15)
- A Scribe
- - Told Jesus that he will follow Him. (Matthew 8:19)
- - Jesus rebuked him, saying the Son of Man has no place to rest. (Matthew 8:20)
- Another Disciple
- - Asked Jesus to let him bury his father (Matthew 8:21)
- - Jesus told him to follow, and let the dead bury their dead (Matthew 8:22)
- Two demon possessed men
- - Met Jesus in the country of Gergesenes (Matthew 8:28)
- - Lived in the tombs (Matthew 8:28)
- - They were very frightening and dangerous to others (Matthew 8:28)
- - They were possessed by devils (Matthew 8:28)
- - Jesus cast the demons out of the two men into swine(Matthew 8:32)
- Man with Palsy
- - Jesus forgives his sins (Matthew 9:2)
- - Jesus heals him (Matthew 9:6)
- Scribes
- - Believed Jesus blasphemeth when he said he forgave the sins of the man with palsy (Matthew 9:3)
- - Jesus said they had evil in their hearts. (Matthew 9:4)
- Matthew
- - Called by Jesus to become an apostle (Matthew 9:9)
- - He was a custom/tax collector (Matthew 9:9)
- - Jesus gave him power against unclean spirits, and heal all sickness (Matthew 10:1)
- - Jesus told him to go to the lost sheep of Israel. (Matthew 10:5-6)
- Diciples of John the Baptist
- - Asked why Jesus' disciples did not fast (Matthew 9:14)
- Certain ruler
- - Had great faith that Jesus would raise his daughter from the dead (Matthew 9:18
- Woman
- - Had an issue of blood for 12 years (Matthew 9:20)
- - had faith that by just touching the hem of Jesus' garment that she would be healed (Matthew 9:20-21)
- - Jesus told her that her faith had made her whole.(Matthew 9:22)
- People at ruler's house
- - scorned and doubted Jesus (Matthew 9:24)
- - Jesus kicked them out of the house (Matthew 9:25)
- Ruler's Daughter
- - She was dead (Matthew 9:18 and Matthew 9:24)
- - Jesus raised her from the dead (Matthew 9:25)
- Two Blind Men
- - Sought and asked Jesus for healing (Matthew 9:27)
- -They believed and had faith Jesus could heal them. (Matthew 9:28-29)
- -Jesus healed them (Matthew 9:30)
- Dumb Man
- - Possessed with a devil was brought to Jesus (Matthew 9:32)
- - Jesus cast out the devil, and he spoke (Matthew 9:33)
- Philip
- - Jesus gave him power against unclean spirits, and heal all sickness (Matthew 10:1)
- - Jesus told him to go to the lost sheep of Israel. (Matthew 10:5-6)
- Bartholomew
- - Jesus gave him power against unclean spirits, and heal all sickness (Matthew 10:1)
- - Jesus told him to go to the lost sheep of Israel. (Matthew 10:5-6)
- Thomas
- - Jesus gave him power against unclean spirits, and heal all sickness (Matthew 10:1)
- - Jesus told him to go to the lost sheep of Israel. (Matthew 10:5-6)
- James
- - The son of Alphaeus (Matthew 10:3)
- - Jesus gave him power against unclean spirits, and heal all sickness (Matthew 10:1)
- - Jesus told him to go to the lost sheep of Israel. (Matthew 10:5-6)
- Lebbaeus
- - surname was Thaddaeus (Matthew 10:3)
- - Jesus gave him power against unclean spirits, and heal all sickness (Matthew 10:1)
- - Jesus told him to go to the lost sheep of Israel. (Matthew 10:5-6)
- Simon
- - The Canaanite (Matthew 10:4)
- - Jesus gave him power against unclean spirits, and heal all sickness (Matthew 10:1)
- - Jesus told him to go to the lost sheep of Israel. (Matthew 10:5-6)
- Judas Iscariot
- - who also betrayed Jesus (later) (Matthew 4)
- - Jesus gave him power against unclean spirits, and heal all sickness (Matthew 10:1)
- - Jesus told him to go to the lost sheep of Israel. (Matthew 10:5-6)
