The Bible is a canonical collection of texts considered sacred in Judaism or Christianity. Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books. Christian Bibles range from the sixty-six books of the Protestant canon to the eighty-one books of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church canon.

Hebrew Bible

Prophets

Kings

Priests

Tribes of Israel

According to the Book of Genesis, the Israelites were descendants of the sons of Jacob, who was renamed Israel after wrestling with an angel. His twelve male children become the ancestors of the Twelve Tribes of Israel.

Deuterocanon

Main page: Category:People in the deuterocanonical books

Maccabees

Greek rulers

Persian rulers

Others

New Testament

Jesus and his relatives

Apostles of Jesus

Main article: Apostles § List of the Twelve Apostles as identified by the Bible

The Thirteen:[2]

Others:

Priests

Prophets

Other believers

Secular rulers

See also: Herod

Roman Emperors

See also

References

  1. ^ 1 Macc. 1:1, 1 Macc. 6:2 Macc. 1:10
  2. ^ Matthew 10:2-4, Mark 3:16-19, Luke 6:14-16, Acts 1:13
  3. ^ Matthias is the apostle who replaced Judas Iscariot. Acts 1:15-26
  4. ^ Paul is a self-described apostle.Rom 1:1, 1 Cor 1:1, 2 Cor 1:1, Gal 1:1, Eph 1:1, Col 1:1, 1 Tim 1:1, 2 Tim 1:1, and Titus 1:1
  5. ^ Described as an apostle alongside Paul; see Acts 14:14; Gal 2:9; 1 Cor 9:5-6.
  6. ^ Philemon 1:23
  7. ^ Colossians 4:12–13
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