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Historical Epoch · 1800 BCE – 586 BCE
Biblical and Ancient Israelite Period
התקופה המקראית וישראל הקדומה
From the Patriarchs through Exodus, the Judges, United Monarchy, First Temple, and Babylonian exile.
Showing figures 1–24 of 24 in this epoch
#2Tier I
Moses
c. 14th–13th Century BCE – c. 13th Century BCEThe lawgiver who transformed an enslaved rabble into a covenantal nation, establishing ethical monotheism and the moral architecture of Western law.
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#3Tier I
Abraham
Historical –Namesake of the Abrahamic religions
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David
Historical –Biblical figure and Israelite monarch
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Solomon
Historical –Biblical monarch of ancient Israel
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Isaiah
Historical –Israelite prophet
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Jeremiah
Historical –Biblical prophet
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Ezra
Historical –Figure in early Jewish history
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#46Tier II
Sarah
Historical –Biblical matriarch
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#47Tier II
Rebecca
Historical –Topics referred to by the same term
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#48Tier II
Rachel
Historical –Hebrew Bible matriarch
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#49Tier II
Leah
Historical –Biblical matriarch
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#50Tier II
Miriam
Historical –Sister of Moses and Aaron
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#51Tier II
Deborah
Historical –Prophetess in the Bible
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#55Tier II
Samuel
Historical –Biblical prophet and seer
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Ezekiel
Historical –Prophet in the Abrahamic religions
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#57Tier II
Daniel
Historical –Topics referred to by the same term
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#93Tier II
Jacob
Historical –Biblical patriarch, son of Isaac
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Gideon
Historical –Character in the biblical Book of Judges
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Saul
Historical –Biblical figure and Israelite monarch
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Isaac
Historical –Biblical patriarch, son of Abraham and Sarah
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Joshua
Historical –Central figure in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua
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#98Tier II
Caleb
Historical –Biblical character
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Aaron
Historical –Prophet in the Abrahamic faiths
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#100Tier II
Joseph
Historical –Given name
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