Key Individuals by Book (Genesis to Revelation)
Below is a condensed list, selecting prominent or illustrative characters in each book of the Bible:
Old Testament
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Genesis: Adam, Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph
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Exodus: Moses, Aaron, Pharaoh
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Leviticus: Nadab, Abihu
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Numbers: Balaam, Korah, Joshua, Caleb
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Deuteronomy: Moses, Joshua
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Joshua: Joshua, Rahab, Achan
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Judges: Deborah, Gideon, Samson, Delilah
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Ruth: Ruth, Naomi, Boaz
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1 Samuel: Samuel, Saul, David, Jonathan
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2 Samuel: David, Absalom, Bathsheba
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1 Kings: Solomon, Elijah, Ahab, Jezebel
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2 Kings: Elisha, Naaman, Hezekiah
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1 Chronicles & 2 Chronicles: Focus on David, Solomon, Hezekiah, Josiah (chronicles of kings and priests)
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Ezra & Nehemiah: Ezra, Nehemiah
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Esther: Esther, Mordecai
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Job: Job
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Psalms: David (primary author)
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Proverbs / Ecclesiastes / Song of Solomon: Solomon (wisdom literature)
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Major Prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel
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Minor Prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, etc.
New Testament
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Matthew, Mark, Luke, John (Gospels):
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Jesus, Mary, Joseph, John the Baptist, Peter
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Additional: Mary Magdalene, the disciples (Andrew, James, John), Pharisees, etc.
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Acts: Peter, Paul, Barnabas, Lydia, Stephen
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Pauline Epistles: Paul, Timothy, Titus, Philemon
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General Epistles: James, Peter, John, Jude
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Revelation: John, the angel Michael, the Beast, the False Prophet, the 144,000
