List of Biblical Persons / O
This list of biblical persons gives the proper names of people that appear in the Bible . It is divided into several pages in alphabetical order. Those Bible passages are given in which the person is mentioned first. Names of places, mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, islands, sanctuaries, countries, peoples can be found in the list of geographical and ethnographic names in the Bible .
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| Name (German) | Name (Urtext) | Meaning of the name | Bible passage | person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obadja | עֹבַדְיָהוּ 'ovadjāhû | "Servants of YHWH " | 1 Kings 18.3 EU | Court master of King Ahab , who protected the Israelite prophets from Queen Jezebel |
| 1 Chr 3.21 EU | Descendant of David | |||
| 1 Chr 7.3 EU | Son of Jisrachiah and chief of the tribe of Issachar | |||
| 1 Chr 8.38 EU | Son of Azel of the tribe of Benjamin | |||
| 1 Chr 12.9 EU | Officer von Gad in David's army | |||
| 1 Chr 27.19 EU | Father Ismaiah, a prince of Zebulun | |||
| 2 Chr 17.7 EU | Prince in the time of Jehoshaphat, who was sent by the king to teach the people together with priests and Levites | |||
| 2 Chr 34.12 EU | Levite commissioned by King Josiah to oversee the construction of the temple | |||
| Esr 8.9 EU | Son of Jehiël, a clan chief who returned from captivity in Babylon with Ezra | |||
| Neh 12.25 EU | One of the priests who signed under Nehemiah to keep the law | |||
| Neh 12.25 EU | Levite who served in the temple in the time of the high priest Jehoiakim | |||
| Obd 1.1 EU | prophet | |||
| Obal | עֹובָל 'ôvāl | Gen 10.28 EU | Son of Joktan | |
| Obed | עֹובֵד 'ôved | "Servant" |
Ruth 4.17 EU Mt 1.5 EU |
Father Jesse, grandfather of King David |
| 1 Chr 2.37 EU | Calebite son of Eflal, father of Jehu | |||
| 1 Chr 11.47 EU | Hero of David , from Zoba | |||
| 1 Chr 26.7 EU | Son of Shemaiah | |||
| Obed-Edom | עֹבֵד אֱדֹם 'ôved' ädom | "Servant of Edom" | 2 Sam 6.10 EU | Gatiter |
| 1 Chr 15.18 EU | Levite, possibly identical to the previous one | |||
| 2 Chr 25.24 EU | Guardian of the temple treasures | |||
| Obil | אֹובִיל 'ôvîl | 1 Chr 27.30 EU | Ishmaelite, steward of David | |
| Ochran | עָכְרָן 'åkhrān | Num 1.13 EU | Ascherit, father of the commander Pagiël | |
| Oded | עֹודֵד 'ôded | "(God) has helped" | 2 Chr 15.1 EU | Father of the prophet Azariah |
| Ofir | אֹופִר 'ôfir | Gen 10.29 EU | Son of Joktan | |
| Ofra | עָפְרָה 'åfrāh | "Deer cub" | 1 Chr 4.14 EU | Son of Meonotai, of the tribe of Judah |
| Above | עֹוג 'ôg | Num 21.33 EU | King of Bashan | |
| Ohad | אֹהַד 'ohad | Gen 46.10 EU | Son of Simeon | |
| Ohel | אֹהֶל 'ohæl | "(God) is tent" | 1 Chr 3.20 EU | Davidide, son of Meshullam |
| Oholiab | אָהֳלִיאָב 'åhålî'āv | "Father is a tent" | Ex 31.6 EU | Artist involved in building the tabernacle |
| Oholibama | אָהֳלִיבָמָה 'åhålîvāmāh | Gen 36.2 EU | Mrs. Esau , daughter of Anas, granddaughter of Hiwiter Zibon | |
| Olympas | Ὀλυμπᾶς | Rom 16.15 EU | Greetings in Romans | |
| Omar | אֹומָר 'ômār | Gen 36.11 EU | Son of Eliphaz | |
| Omri | עָמְרִי 'åmrî | "Sheaf" (?) | 1 Kings 16,16 EU | King of Israel |
| On | אֹון 'ôn | "(God) is strength" | Num 16.1 EU | Rubenite son of Pallus |
| Onam | אֹונָם 'ônām | "(God) is strength" | Gen 36.23 EU | Son of Schobal, descendant of Esau |
| Onan | אֹונָן 'ônān | "(God) is strength" | Gen 38.4 EU | Son of Judas |
| Onesimus | Ὀνήσιμος | "The useful one" | Col 4.9 EU | Philemon's slave, Paul's collaborator |
| Onesiphorus | Ὀνησίφορος | "The beneficial" | 2 Tim 1.16 EU | Collaborator of Paul |
| Onias | Sir 50.1 EU | Father of the high priest Simeon | ||
| Oreb | עֹרֵב 'orev | "Crow" | Ri 7.25 EU | Midianite prince |
| Oren | אֹרֶן 'oræn | "Pine / Pine" | 1 Chr 2.25 EU | Calebiter, son of Hezron |
| Orpa | עָרְפָּה 'årpāh | "Those who turn their backs" | Ruth 1.4 EU | Naomi's daughter-in-law |
| Osni | אָזְנִי 'åznî | Num 26.16 EU | Gaditer, ancestor of the Osnites | |
| Otni | עָתְנִי 'åtnî | 1 Chr 26.7 EU | Shemaiah's son, Obed's brother | |
| Otniël | עָתְנִיאֵל 'åtnî'el | Jos 15.17 EU | Judge, son of Kenas | |
| Jdt 6.15 EU | Father Kabris | |||
| Ozem | אֹצֶם 'oṣæm | 1 Chr 2.15 EU | sixth son of Jesse | |
| 1 Chr 2.25 EU | Calebite son of Jerachmeel |
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