Complete List of Names in the Bible

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Complete List of Names in the Bible

An interactive index of names found in the KJV, with verse counts, testament coverage, descriptions, and links into the biblical text.

3,453

Names

2,850

Old Testament

466

New Testament

136

Both Testaments

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Verse mentions

Testament
Category
Gender

Showing 1–40 of 3,453 names

Aaron
Person
Old Testament New Testament
331 Brother of Moses, first high priest of Israel
Aaronites
Nation
Old Testament
2 The descendants of Aaron, who served as priests in Israel, mentioned in the Chronicles.
Abaddon
Satan
New Testament
1 The angel of the bottomless pit whose name in Hebrew means 'destruction,' identified with Apollyon in Revelation.
Abagtha
Person
Old Testament
1 Abagtha was one of the seven eunuchs who served King Ahasuerus.
Abana
Object
Old Testament
1 Name of River
Abarim
Place
Old Testament
4 Abarim is a mountain range in Moab, east of the Jordan River, from which Moses viewed the Promised Land before his death.
Abba
God
New Testament
3 An Aramaic word meaning 'Father,' used by Jesus in Gethsemane and by Paul of the Spirit's cry in believers.
Abda
Person
Old Testament
2 Servant of Solomon
Abdeel
Person
Old Testament
1 Abdeel was one of the men commanded by King Jehoiakim to seize Baruch and Jeremiah.
Abdi
Person
Old Testament
3 A Levite in the time of King Hezekiah
Abdiel
Person
Old Testament
1 Abdiel was a leader of the tribe of Gad, a descendant of Guni.
Abdon
Person
Old Testament
8 Judge of Israel
Abednego
Person
Old Testament
14 One of the three Hebrew men in the fiery furnace
Abel
Person
Old Testament New Testament
13 Second son of Adam and Eve, killed by Cain
Abelbethmaachah
Place
Old Testament
2 Abelbethmaachah is a city in northern Israel, near the border of Syria, known for being attacked by the Arameans and later by the Assyrians.
Abelmaim
Place
Old Testament
1 Abelmaim is likely another name for Abelbethmaachah, a city in northern Israel, which was fortified by King Asa of Judah.
Abelmeholah
Place
Old Testament
3 Abelmeholah is a town in the Jordan Valley, the hometown of the prophet Elisha, and a place where Gideon defeated the Midianites.
Abelmizraim
Place
Old Testament
1 Abelmizraim, meaning 'meadow of Egypt,' is the place where Joseph and his brothers mourned for their father Jacob, located beyond the Jor…
Abelshittim
Place
Old Testament
1 Abelshittim, also known as the 'meadow of acacias,' is the last encampment of the Israelites before crossing the Jordan River into the Pr…
Abez
Nation
Old Testament
1 A town in the territory of Issachar, mentioned in the book of Joshua.
Abi
Person
Old Testament
1 Abi was the mother of King Hezekiah and the daughter of Zechariah.
Abi-albon
Person
Old Testament
1 Abi-albon was one of David's mighty warriors.
Abia
Person
Old Testament New Testament
3 Son of Samuel
Abiah
Person
Old Testament
4 Son of Samuel
Abiasaph
Person
Old Testament
1 Abiasaph was a son of Korah, a Levite, and ancestor of a prominent family of temple servants.
Abiathar
Person
Old Testament New Testament
29 High priest during King David's reign
Abib
Object
Old Testament
4 Name of Month
Abida
Person
Old Testament
1 Abida was a son of Midian and a grandson of Abraham by Keturah.
Abidah
Person
Old Testament
1 Abidah was another name for Abida, a son of Midian and a grandson of Abraham by Keturah.
Abidan
Person
Old Testament
5 Leader of the tribe of Benjamin
Abiel
Person
Old Testament
3 Ancestor of King Saul
Abiezer
Person
Old Testament
7 One of David's mighty warriors
Abiezrites
Nation
Old Testament
2 The descendants of Abiezer, a family within the tribe of Manasseh, mentioned in Judges.
Abigail
Person
Old Testament
17 Wife of King David
Abihail
Person
Old Testament
6 Wife of Rehoboam
Abihu
Person
Old Testament
12 Son of Aaron, consumed by fire from God
Abihud
Person
Old Testament
1 Abihud was a descendant of Benjamin, mentioned in the genealogy of Saul.
Abijah
Person
Old Testament
20 King of Judah
Abijam
Person
Old Testament
4 King of Judah, son of Rehoboam
Abilene
Place
New Testament
1 Abilene was a region in the Roman Empire, located in the area of modern-day Syria and Lebanon, mentioned in the context of John the Bapti…

This KJV Bible names list is a comprehensive catalog of names in the Bible as they appear in the King James Version. It is built for readers who want a complete list of names in the Bible in one place: people and places in the Bible, nations and people groups, titles, objects, and other named entities. Each entry in this biblical names list records how the name is classified, whether it occurs in the Old Testament, the New Testament, or both, how many verses mention it, and a short description drawn from the biblical context. You can search the interactive database by name, filter by testament, category, or gender, and jump through the alphabet. Every qualifying name also has its own page with Scripture references that link into the BibleAsk KJV Bible, so you can move from a name to the verses themselves. The BibleAsk KJV Bible Names database currently contains 3,453 unique names, including 1,945 people, 1,073 places, 331 nations or groups, and 104 other named entities. Use this complete list of names in the Bible as a reference while studying genealogies, journeys, nations, and the many personal names that run through Scripture.

The BibleAsk KJV Bible Names database currently contains 3,453 unique names, including 1,945 people, 1,073 places, 331 nations or groups, and 104 other named entities.