Biblical people
People of the Bible
Follow a person through Scripture: every event in their story, the passages that record it, the people around them, and the later books that remember them. The Bible text is shown in the version you choose.
9 people
- SamsonNazirite judge of great strength who fought the Philistines.
- SamuelProphet and last judge of Israel, who anointed Saul and David as kings.
- SarahWife of Abraham who, in old age, bore Isaac, the son God had promised.
- Saul King Saul of Israel. For Saul of Tarsus see Paul.First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel and later rejected by the LORD.
- SilasLeader and prophet in the Jerusalem church who travelled with Paul; also called Silvanus.
- Simon PeterFisherman called by Jesus, leader among the twelve apostles, who denied Jesus, was restored, and preached at Pentecost.
- Simon the Zealot Not Simon Peter.One of the twelve apostles, called the Zealot.
- SolomonSon of David and Bathsheba, king of Israel known for wisdom, who built the temple in Jerusalem.
- StephenOne of the seven chosen to serve the Jerusalem church, full of faith and the Holy Spirit; the first Christian martyr.