Old Testament Names
(Names that occur most often in crossword puzzles.)
Aaron
Abel
Abigail
Abihu
Abimelech
Abner
Abraham (or
Abram)
Absalom
Achish
Achsa (or
Achsah)
Adah
Adam
Adonijah
Agag
Ahasuerus
First high priest of Jews; son of Amram; brother of Miriam and
Moses; father of Abihu, Eleazer, Ithamar, and Nadab
Son of Adam and Eve; slain by Cain
Wife of Nabal; later, wife of David
Son of Aaron
King of Gerar
Commander of army of Saul and Ishbosheth; slain by Joab
Patriarch; forefather of the Jews; son of Terah; husband of Sarah;
father of Isaac and Ishmael
Son of David and Maacah; revolted against David; slain by Joab
King of Gath; gave refuge to David
Daughter of Caleb; wife of Othniel
Ahijah
Ahinoam
Amasa
Amnon
Amram
Asenath
Asher
Wife of Lamech
First man; husband of Eve; father of Cain, Abel, and Seth
Son of David and Haggith
King of Amalek; spared by Saul; slain by Samuel
King of Persia; husband of Vashti and, later, Esther; sometimes
identified with Xerxes the Great
Prophet; foretold accession of Jeroboam
Wife of David
Commander of army of David; slain by Joab
Son of David and Ahinoam; raped Tamar; slain by Absalom
Husband of Jochebed; father of Aaron, Miriam and Moses
Wife of Joseph
Son of Jacob and Zilpah
Balaam
Barak
Baruch
Bathsheba
Belshazzar
Benaiah
Ben-Hadad
Benjamin
Bezaleel
Bilbah
Bildad
Boaz
Prophet; rebuked by his donkey for cursing God
Jewish captain; associated with Deborah
Secretary to Jeremiah
Wife of Uriah; later, wife of David
Crown prince of Babylon
Warrior of David; proclaimed Solomon King
Name of several kings of Damascus
Son of Jacob and Rachel
Chief architect of Tabernacle
Servant of Rachel; mistress of Jacob
Comforter of Job
Husband of Ruth; father of Obed
Cain
Cainan
Caleb
Canaan
Chilion
Cush
Son
Son
Spy
Son
Son
Son
Dan
Daniel
Deborah
Son of Jacob and Bilhah
Prophet; saved from lions by God
Hebrew prophetess and judge; helped Israelites conquer
Canaanites
Mistress and betrayer of Samson
Delilah
Elam
Eleazar
Eli
Eliakim
Eliezer
Elihu
Elijah (or Elias)
Elimelech
Eliphaz
Elisha (or
Eliseus)
Elkanah
Enoch
Enoch
Enos
Ephraim
Esau
of Adam and Eve; slayer of Abel; father of Enoch
of Enos
sent out by Moses to visit Canaan; father of Achsa
of Ham
of Elimelech; husband of Orpah
of Ham; father of Nimrod
Son of Shem
Son of Aaron; succeeded him as high priest
High priest and judge; teacher of Samuel; father of Hophni and
Phinehas
Chief minister of Hezekiah
Servant of Abraham
Comforter of Job
Prophet; went to heaven in chariot of fire
Husband of Naomi; father of Chilion and Mahlon
Comforter of Job
Prophet; successor of Elijah
Esther
Eve
Ezra (or Esdras)
Husband of Hannah; father of Samuel
Son of Cain
Father of Methuselah
Son of Seth; father of Cainan
Son of Joseph
Son of Isaac and Rebecca; sold his birthright to his twin brother
Jacob
Jewish wife of Ahasuerus; saved Jews from Haman's plotting
First woman; wife of Adam
Hebrew scribe and priest
Gad
Gehazi
Gideon
Goliath
Son of Jacob and Zilpah
Servant of Elisha
Israelite hero; defeated Midianites
Philistine giant; slain by David
Hagar
Haggith
Ham
Haman
Handmaid of Sarah; concubine of Abraham; mother of Ishmael
Mother of Adonijah
Son of Noah; father of Cush, Mizraim, Phut, and Canaan
Chief minister of Ahasuerus; hanged on gallows prepared for
Mordecai
Hannah
Hanun
Haran
Hazael
Hephzi-Bah
Hiram
Holofernes
Hophni
Wife of Elkanah; mother of Samuel
King of Ammonites
Brother of Abraham; father of Lot
King of Damascus
Wife of Hezekiah; mother of Mannaseh
King of Tyre
General of Nebuchadnezzar; slain by Judith
Son of Eli
Isaac
Hebrew patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah; half brother of
Ishmael; husband of Rebecca; father of Esau and Jacob
Son of Abraham and Hagar; half brother of Isaac
Son of Jacob and Leah
Son of Aaron
Ishmael
Issachar
Ithamar
Jabal
Jabin
Jacob
Jael
Japheth
Jehoiada
Jehoshabeath
(or Jehosheba)
Jephthah
Jesse
Jethro
Jezebel
Joab
Job
Jochebed
Jonah
Jonathan
Joseph
Joshua
Jubal
Judah
Judith
Son of Lamech and Adah
King of Hazor
Hebrew patriarch; founder of Israel; son of Isaac and Rebecca;
husband of Leah and Rachel; father of sons Asher, Benjamin,
Dan, Gad, Issachar, Joseph, Judah, Levi, Naphtali, Reuben,
Simeon, and Zebulun, and daughter Dinah.
Slayer of Sisera
Son of Noah
High priest; husband of Jehoshabeath; revolted against Athaliah
and made Joash King of Judah
Daughter of Jehoram of Judah; wife of Jehoiada
Judge in Israel; sacrificed his only daughter because of vow
Son of Obed; father of David
Midianite priest; father of Zipporah
Phoenician princess; wife of Ahab; mother of Ahaziah, Athaliah,
and Jehoram.
Commander in chief under David; slayer of Abner, Absalom, and
Amasa
Patriarch; underwent many afflictions; comforted by Bildad,
Elihu, Eliphaz and Zophar
Wife of Amram
Prophet; cast into sea and swallowed by great fish
Son of Saul; friend of David
Son of Jacob and Rachel; sold into slavery by his brothers;
husband of Asenath; father of Ephraim and Manassah
Successor of Moses; son of Nun
Son of Lamech and Adah
Son of Jacob and Leah
Slayer of Holofernes
Kish
Father of Saul
Laban
Lamech
Lamech
Father of Leah and Rachel
Son of Methuselah; father of Noah
Husband of Adah and Zillah; father of Jabal, Jubal, and TubalCain
Daughter of Laban; wife of Jacob; sister of Rachel
Son of Jacob and Leah
Son of Haran; escaped destruction of Sodom
Leah
Levi
Lot
Maacah
Mahlon
Manasseh
Melchizedek
Methuselah
Michal
Miriam
Mizraim
Mordecai
Moses
Mother of Absalom and Tamar
Son of Elimelech; first husband of Ruth
Son of Joseph
King of Salem
Patriarch; son of Enoch; father of Lamech
Daughter of Saul; wife of David
Prophetess; daughter of Amram; sister of Aaron and Moses
Son of Ham
Uncle of Esther; with her aid, saved Jews from Haman's plotting
Prophet and lawgiver; son of Amram; brother of Aaron and
Miriam; husband of Zipporah
Naaman
Nabal
Naboth
Syrian captain; cured of leprosy by Elisha
Husband of Abigail
Owner of vineyard; stoned to death because he would not sell it
to Ahab
Son of Aaron
Father of Terah
Wife of Elimelech; mother-in-law of Ruth
Son of Jacob and Bilhah
Prophet; reproved David for causing Uriah's death
King of Babylon; destroyer of Jerusalem
Nadab
Nahor
Naomi
Naphtali
Nathan
Nebuchadnezzar
(or
Nebuchadrezzar)
Nehemiah
Jewish leader; empowered by Artaxerxes to rebuild Jerusalem
Nimrod
Mighty hunter; son of Cush
Noah
Patriarch; son of Lamech; escaped Deluge by building Ark;
father of Ham, Japheth and Shem
Nun (or Non)
Father of Joshua
Obed
Og
Orpah
Othniel
Son of Boaz; father of Jesse
King of Bashan
Wife of Chilion
Kenezite; judge of Israel; husband of Achsa
Phinehas
Phinehas
Phut (or Put)
Potiphar
Son of Eleazer
Son of Eli
Son of Ham
Egyptian official; bought Joseph
Rachel
Rebecca (or
Rebekah)
Reuben
Ruth
Wife of Jacob; mother of Joseph; sister of Leah
Wife of Isaac; mother of Esau and Jacob
Samson
Samuel
Sarah (or Sara,
Sarai)
Sennacherib
Seth
Shem
Simeon
Sisera
Judge of Israel; famed for strength; betrayed by Delilah
Hebrew judge and prophet; son of Elkanah
Wife of Abraham; mother of Isaac
Tamar
Terah
Tubal-Cain
Daughter of David and Maachah; raped by Amnon
Son of Nahor; father of Abraham
Son of Lamech and Zillah
Uriah
Husband of Bathsheba; sent to death in battle by David
Vashti
Wife of Ahasuerus; set aside by him
Zadok
Zebulun (or
Zabulon)
Zillah
Zilpah
Zipporah
Zophar
High priest during David's reign
Son of Jacob and Leah
Son of Jacob and Leah
Wife of Mahlon, later of Boaz; daughter-in-law of Naomi
King of Assyria
Son of Adam; father of Enos
Son of Noah; father of Elam
Son of Jacob and Leah
Canaanite captain; slain by Jael
Wife of Lamech
Servant of Leah; mistress of Jacob
Daughter of Jethro; wife of Moses
Comforter of Job