Israel — Minor Figures

8 figures from The New Testament who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Aaron

ancestor of Elisabeth · first appears Luke 1

• Luke 1 · with Elisabeth “and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.”
• Hebrews 5 · with God “And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.”

Saul the son of Cis

king · first appears Acts 13

• Acts 13 · with God “and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.”
• Acts 13 · parent: Cis “God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin”

Jona

father of Simon Peter · first appears John 1

• John 1 · child: Peter “Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.”

Jesse

ancestor · first appears Matthew 1

• Matthew 1 · parent: Obed “and Obed begat Jesse;”
• Matthew 1 · child: David “And Jesse begat David the king;”

Sarah

matriarch · first appears Romans 9

• Romans 9 · child: Isaac “For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.”

Rebecca

matriarch · first appears Romans 9

• Romans 9 · child: Jacob “And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac; (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.”
• Romans 9 · child: Esau “And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac; (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.”

Phanuel

father of Anna · first appears Luke 2

• Luke 2 · child: Anna “And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser:”

Timaeus

father · first appears Mark 10

• Mark 10 · child: Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus “Blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.”

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Extracted from the original text of The New Testament. Made with Rho MD.