STATISTICS:
Father: Adam (Gen. 4:2)
Mother: Eve (Gen. 4:2)
Brothers: Cain and Seth named
(Gen. 4:1, 25) (See Gen. 5:4)
First mention: Genesis 4:2
Final mention: 1 John 3:12
Meaning of his name: “Transitory”
Frequency of his name: Referred to 12 times
Biblical books mentioning him: Five books (Gen., Matt., Lk., Heb., 1 Jn.)
Occupation: Shepherd (Gen. 4:2)
Place of birth: Outside the Garden of
Eden (Gen. 3:23-4:2)
Place of death: Field outside of the
Garden of Eden (Gen. 4:8)
Circumstances of death: He was
killed by his brother Cain (Gen. 4:8)
Important fact about his life: He was the
world’s first martyr.
ABRAHAMSTATISTICS:
Father: Terah (Gen. 11:26)
Spouses: Sarah, Hagar, and Keturah (Gen. 11:29; 16:3; 25:1)
Sons: From Hagar: Ishmael
(Gen. 16:15-16). From Sarah: Isaac (Gen. 21:2-3). From Keturah: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah (Gen. 25:2)
Brothers: Nahor and Haran (Gen. 11:26)
Sisters: Half sister was Sarah
(Gen. 20:12)
First mention: Genesis 11:26
Final mention: 1 Peter 3:6
Meaning of his name: “Father of a multitude”
Frequency of his name: Referred to 307 times
Biblical books mentioning him: 27 books (Gen., Exod., Lev., Num., Deut., Josh.,
1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chron., 2 Chron., Neh., Psa., Isa., Jer., Ezek., Micah, Matt., Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Rom., 2 Cor., Gal., Heb., James, 1 Peter)
Occupation: Patriarch
Place of birth: Ur of the Chaldees
(Gen. 11:31)
Place of death: Near Hebron in Canaan (Gen. 23:19; 25:9)
Age at death: 175 (Gen. 25:7)
Important fact about his life: He was the father of the Hebrew nation and the ultimate role model for faith (Gen. 12:1-3; 1 Chron. 1:34; 2:1-2; Heb. 11:8-10).
ADAMSTATISTICS:
Father: God (Gen. 1:27; 2:7)
Mother: God (Gen. 1:27; 2:7)
Spouse: Eve (Gen. 2:21)
Sons: Cain, Abel, Seth, and unnamed sons (Gen. 4:1-2, 25; 5:4)
Daughters: Several unnamed daughters (Gen. 5:4)
First mention: Genesis 2:19
Final mention: Jude 1:14
Meaning of his name: “Of the ground, dust”
Frequency of his name: Referred to 30 times
Biblical books mentioning him: Nine books (Gen., Deut., 1 Chron., Job, Lk., Rom., 1 Cor., 1 Tim., Jude)
Occupation: Tiller of the ground
(Gen. 3:17-19, 23)
Place of birth: Inside the Garden of Eden (See Gen. 2:7-8.)
Place of death: Outside Garden of Eden (Gen. 3:23-24)
Age at death: 930 (Gen. 5:5)
Important fact about his life: He was the world’s first human being
(Gen. 1:27; 2:7).
CAINSTATISTICS:
Father: Adam (Gen. 4:1)
Mother: Eve (Gen. 4:1)
Spouse: Unnamed wife (Gen. 4:17)
Son: Enoch (Gen. 4:17)
Brothers: Abel and Seth named (Gen. 4:2, 25) (See Gen. 5:4)
First mention: Genesis 4:1
Final mention: Jude 1:11
Meaning of his name: “Acquisition”
Frequency of his name: Referred to 19 times
Biblical books mentioning him: Four books (Gen., Heb., 1 John, Jude)
Occupation: Farmer, city builder
(Gen. 4:3, 17)
Place of birth: Outside the Garden of Eden (Gen. 3:23-4:1)
Important fact about his life: He was the first baby to be born on earth (Gen. 4:1).
ELIEZER (1)STATISTICS:
First mention: Genesis 15:2
Final mention: Genesis 24:66 (“the servant”)
Meaning of his name: “God is help”
Frequency of his name: Referred to 13 times
Biblical books mentioning him: One book (Genesis)
Occupation: Abraham’s chief steward (Gen. 15:2)
Important fact about his life: At Abraham’s command, he brought Rebekah to Isaac (Gen. 24).
ENOCHSTATISTICS:
Father: Jared (Gen. 5:18)
Son: Methuselah (Gen. 5:21)
First mention: Genesis 5:18
Final mention: Jude 1:14
Meaning of his name: “Teacher”
Frequency of his name: Referred to nine times
Biblical books mentioning him: Five books (Gen., 1 Chron., Lk., Heb., Jude)
Place of death: Did not suffer death (Gen. 5:24)
Age at death: 365 years old when God took him home without dying
(Gen. 5:23-24)
Important fact about his life: He was the first of two people recorded in Scripture to leave earth without dying (Gen. 5:24;
2 Kings 2:11-12).
ESAUSTATISTICS:
Father: Isaac (Gen. 25:21-25)
Mother: Rebekah (Gen. 25:21-25)
Spouses: Judith and Bashemath
(Gen. 26:34)
Sons: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah (Gen. 36:4-5; 1 Chron. 1:35)
Brother: Jacob (Gen. 25:26)
Significant descendant: Doeg
(Gen. 36:43; 1 Sam. 22:18)
First mention: Genesis 25:25
Final mention: Hebrews 12:16
Meaning of his name: “Hairy”
Frequency of his name: Referred to 76 times
Biblical books mentioning him: Six books (Gen., Josh., 1 Chron., Malachi, Rom., Heb.)
Occupation: Sheepherder
Important fact about his life: He was Jacob’s brother and the father of the Edomites (Gen. 25:26; 36:43).
EVESTATISTICS:
Father: God/Adam (Gen. 2:22)
Mother: God/Adam (Gen. 2:22)
Spouse: Adam (Gen. 2:23-25)
Sons: Cain, Abel, Seth, and unnamed sons (Gen. 4:1-2, 25; 5:4)
Daughters: Several unnamed daughters (Gen. 5:4)
First mention: Genesis 3:20
Final mention: 1 Timothy 2:13
Meaning of her name: “Life, life-giving”
Frequency of her name: Referred to four times
Biblical books mentioning her: Three books (Gen., 2 Cor., 1 Tim.)
Place of birth: Inside the Garden of Eden (Gen. 2:15, 21-22)
Important fact about her life: She was history’s first woman and the first human to fall to temptation (Gen. 2:22; 1 Tim. 2:14).
ISAACSTATISTICS:
Father: Abraham (Gen. 21:3)
Mother: Sarah (Gen. 21:3)
Spouse: Rebekah (Gen. 24:67)
Sons: Esau and Jacob (Gen. 25:24-26)
Brothers: Half brothers: Ishmael, Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah (Gen. 16:16; 25:1-2)
First mention: Genesis 17:19
Final mention: James 2:21
Meaning of his name: “Laughter”
Frequency of his name: Referred to 128 times
Biblical books mentioning him: 21 books (Gen., Exod., Lev., Num., Deut., Joshua, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chron., 2 Chron., Psa., Jer., Amos, Matt., Mark, Luke, Acts, Rom., Gal., Heb., James)
Place of death: At Mamre, near Hebron (Gen. 35:27-29)
Age at death: 180 (Gen. 35:28)
Important fact about his life: He was Abraham’s promised son and father of Jacob (Gen. 17:19; 25:21-26).
JACOBSTATISTICS:
Father: Isaac (Gen. 25:21-26)
Mother: Rebekah (Gen. 25:21-26)
Spouses: Leah, Rachel, Bilhah, and Zilpah (Gen. 29:23, 28; 30:4, 9)
Sons: From Leah: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun
(Gen. 29:32-35; 30:18-20). From Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin (Gen. 30:22-24; 35:16-18). From Bilhah: Dan and Naphtali (Gen. 30:5-8). From Zilpah: Gad and Asher (Gen. 30:10, 13).
Daughter: Dinah (Gen. 30:21)
Brother: Esau (Gen. 25:25)
First mention: Genesis 25:26
Final mention: Hebrews 11:21
Meaning of his name: “Following after, supplanter”
Frequency of his name: Referred to 252 times
Biblical books mentioning him: 16 books (Gen., Exod., Lev., Num., Deut., Joshua, 1 Sam., 2 Kings, Malachi, Matt., Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Rom., Heb.)
Place of death: Egypt (Gen. 49:33-50:3)
Age at death: 147 (Gen. 47:28)
Important fact about his life: He fathered 12 sons, who later founded Israel’s 12 tribes (1 Chron. 2-8).
JOSEPHSTATISTICS:
Father: Jacob (Gen. 35:22-26)
Mother: Rachel (Gen. 30:22-24)
Spouse: Asenath (Gen. 41:45)
Sons: Manasseh and Ephraim
(Gen. 41:51-52)
Brothers: Full brother: Benjamin (Gen. 35:24). Half brothers: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher
(Gen. 35:23-26).
Sister: Half sister: Dinah (Gen. 30:21)
First mention: Genesis 30:24
Final mention: Hebrews 11:22
Meaning of his name: “Increaser”
Frequency of his name: Referred to 214 times
LEAHSTATISTICS:
Father: Laban (Gen. 29:16)
Spouse: Jacob (Gen. 29:23)
Sons: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulunm (Gen. 35:23)
Daughter: Dinah (Gen. 30:21)
Sister: Rachel (Gen. 29:16)
First Mention: Genesis 29:16
Final mention: Ruth 4:11
Meaning of her name: “Weary”
Frequency of her name: Referred to 34 times
Biblical books mentioning her: Two books (Genesis, Ruth)
Place of birth: Haran (Gen. 29:4, 16)
Place of death: Hebron (Gen. 49:30-31)
Important fact about her life: She bore Jacob six sons and one daughter
(Gen. 30:21; 35:23).
Biblical books mentioning him: 16 books (Gen., Exod., Num., Deut., Josh., Judges, 2 Sam., 1 Kings, 1 Chron., Psa., Ezek., Amos, Obadiah, John, Acts, Heb.)
Occupation: Chief associate to Pharaoh (Gen. 41:37-40)
Place of birth: Haran (Gen. 27:43; 30:25)
Place of death: Egypt (Gen. 50:26)
Age at death: 110 (Gen. 50:22)
Important fact about his life: He was Jacob’s favorite son who used his position in Egypt to rescue his family from famine (Gen. 37:3; 45:7-11).
LOTSTATISTICS:
Father: Haran (Gen. 11:27)
Sons: Moab and Ben-ammi
(Gen. 19:31-38)
Daughters: He fathered his sons through two unnamed daughters (Gen. 19:31-38)
First Mention: Genesis 11:27
Final mention: 2 Peter 2:7
Meaning of his name: “Concealed, dark, colored”
Frequency of his name: Referred to 34 times
Biblical books mentioning him: Five books (Gen., Deut., Psa., Luke, 2 Peter)
Important fact about his life: He was Abraham’s nephew (Gen. 12:4-5).
NOAHSTATISTICS:
Father: Lamech (Gen. 5:28)
Sons: Shem, Hamn and Japheth
(Gen. 5:32)
Significant ancestors: His grandfather was Methuselah and his great-grandfather was Enoch (Gen. 5:21, 25)
First mention: Genesis 5:29
Final mention: 2 Peter 2:5
Frequency of his name: Referred to 50 times
Biblical books mentioning him: Nine books (Gen., 1 Chron., Isa., Ezek., Matt., Luke, Heb., 1 Peter, 2 Peter)
Occupation: Ship captain and vineyard owner (Gen. 7:1; 9:20)
Age at death: 950 (Gen. 9:28-29)
Important fact about his life: He built a ship and survived the flood
(Gen. 6:9-8:19).
RACHELSTATISTICS:
Father: Laban (Gen. 29:16)
Spouse: Jacob (Gen. 29:18, 30)
Sons: Joseph and Benjamin
(Gen. 30:23-24; 35:16-20)
Sister: Leah
First mention: Genesis 29:6
Final mention: Matthew 2:18
Meaning of her name: “Lamb”
Frequency of her name: Referred to 47 times
Biblical books mentioning her: Five books (Gen., Ruth, 1Sam., Jere., Matt.)
Place of death: Bethlehem
(Gen. 35:16-20)
Circumstances of death: She died in childbirth (Gen. 35:16-20)
Important fact about her life: She was the beloved wife of Jacob and mother of both Joseph and Benjamin (Gen. 29:18; 30:23-24; 35:16-20).
REBEKAHSTATISTICS:
Father: Bethuel (Gen. 22:23)
Spouse: Isaac (Gen. 24:67)
Sons: Esau and Jacob (Gen. 25:21-26)
Brother: Laban (Gen. 24:29)
First mention: Genesis 22:23
Final mention: Romans 9:10
Meaning of her name: “Flattering”
Frequency of her name: Referred to 29 times
Biblical books mentioning her: Two books (Genesis, Romans)
Place of birth: Nahor (Gen. 24:10)
Place of death: Hebron
Important fact about her life: She was Isaac’s wife and Jacob’s mother (Gen. 24:67; 25:26)
SARAHSTATISTICS:
Father: Terah (Gen. 11:26; 20:12)
Spouse: Abraham (Gen. 11:29)
Son: Isaac (Gen. 21:1-7)
First Mention: Genesis 11:29
Final Mention: 1 Peter 3:6
Meaning of her name: “Princess”
Frequency of her name: Referred to 56 times
Biblical books mentioning her: Five books (Gen., Isa., Rom., Heb., 1 Peter)
Place of death: Hebron (Gen. 23:1-2, 19)
Age at death: 127 (Gen. 23:1-2)
Important fact about her life: She was Abraham’s wife and Isaac’s mother
(Gen. 11:29; 21:1-7)