People Of The Bible

Basic Information

This is a list of prominent people mentioned in the Bible. It is not meant to be exhaustive and we'll undoubtedly add to it as we slowly expand the site:

People of the Old Testament

• Adam and Eve
• Noah
• Abraham - know as Abram before his significant name change.
• Israel - the Patriarch formerly known as Jacob
• Tamar
• Dinah and the Shechemites
• Rahab

People of the New Testament

• Apostles
• Paul the Apostle
• Timothy
• Titus
• Jesus
• Simon

See Also

• Calendar of Saints
• Lilith

Sources

Bibliography

1. Book: The Bible, obviously

2. Wikipedia article: List of major biblical figures

Game and Story Use

• Players in a historical or time travel campaign might concievably encounter biblical figures
  • Before introducing such characters, though, you might want to gauge how comfortable your players are with religious themes.
• Figures from the Bible may also be used as models for NPCs; for example, a leader of a large group of refugees could be modeled after Moses, or firey preacher after John the Baptist
  • An expy of Abraham would make a decent encounter in the wilderness - especially if your campaign is going to span long periods of time so that the PCs (or their descendants) get to see what his descendants become.
• You could even use the sons of Israel as a basis for setting up a party as a group of nomad siblings caught up in some heavy plot arc…