deitydb: entities: 78 rows where entity_class = "scriptural-figure"

The core table — every entity in the database, spanning gods, angels, demons, aeons, prophets, saints, heroes, spirits, monsters, personified abstractions, cosmological realms, and ritual categories. Use category to filter by functional type (146 values: Underworld Deity, Hero, Adversarial Being, Revealer Figure, etc.). Use tradition to filter by tradition. The short_note column contains a scholarly description with source citations.

Data license: MIT · Data source: jebboone/deitydb

entity_id: {'description': 'Stable identifier (e.g. ENT_GRK_ZEUS, ENT_EGY_OSIRIS, ENT_ISL_MUSA)'}
canonical_name: {'description': 'Primary English name used in the database'}
greek_name: {'description': 'Greek-script name, where applicable'}
tradition: {'description': 'Religious or cultural tradition of origin'}
entity_class: {'description': 'Controlled top-level kind (19 values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, ruler, prophet, sage, saint, scriptural-figure, abstraction, collective, realm, ritual, title, object) — recommended for filtering by kind'}
entity_type: {'description': 'Granular free-text type descriptor (894 distinct values; see entity_class for the controlled grouping)'}
category: {'description': 'Broader functional category (146 values — recommended for filtering)'}
primary_domains: {'description': 'Primary divine domains, comma-separated'}
evidence_confidence: {'description': 'Sourcing quality: A = direct primary-text attestation; B = strong secondary; C = inference; D = speculative'}
chthonic_flag: {'description': 'True if this entity has underworld or chthonic associations'}
serpent_flag: {'description': 'True if this entity has serpent or dragon associations'}
short_note: {'description': 'Scholarly description with source citations'}

78 rows where entity_class = "scriptural-figure"

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entity_id ▼	canonical_name	tradition	entity_type	category	primary_domains	cult_scope	evidence_confidence	review_status	inclusion_basis	earth_association_score	chthonic_flag	serpent_flag	short_note	entity_class
ENT_CHR_FALSE_PROPHET	False Prophet	Christian/Biblical	Apocalyptic figure	Eschatological deceiver	false signs; the worship of the Beast	Christian	A	candidate_verified_name	Apocalyptic figure	0	0	0	The second beast from the earth, who deceives the world into worshipping the first Beast.	scriptural-figure
ENT_CHR_GOG_AND_MAGOG	Gog and Magog	Christian	Eschatological figure	Eschatological being	eschatological war; the final assault; the nations of the end	folk	B	candidate_verified_name	Abrahamic folk supernatural beings (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	Gog of the land of Magog (Ezekiel 38-39), reinterpreted in Revelation 20:8 as 'Gog and Magog,' the nations gathered by Satan after the millennium for the final assault before their destruction by fire; modeled as a single paired eschatological entity.	scriptural-figure
ENT_CHR_WHORE_BABYLON	Whore of Babylon	Christian/Biblical	Apocalyptic figure	Eschatological symbol	the great city; idolatry; persecution	Christian	A	candidate_verified_name	Apocalyptic figure	0	0	0	Babylon the Great, the scarlet woman drunk on the blood of the saints (Revelation 17).	scriptural-figure
ENT_ENOCH	Enoch	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch/visionary figure	Holy Figure	ascent; heavenly journey; scribal wisdom; transformation	Biblical/Second Temple/Jewish mystical	A	candidate_verified_name	biblical visionary figure	1	0	0	Biblical patriarch and heavenly visionary associated with Enochic and Hekhalot traditions.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_AISHA	Aisha bint Abi Bakr	Islamic	Mother of the Believers	Islamic companion	wife of the Prophet; hadith narrator and scholar; daughter of Abu Bakr	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	A wife of the Prophet and daughter of Abu Bakr, who became a foremost narrator of hadith and authority on Islamic law and tradition.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_HAFSA	Hafsa bint Umar	Islamic	Mother of the Believers	Wife of the Prophet	daughter of Umar; keeper of the first written Qur'an	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	Daughter of the second caliph Umar, who kept the original compiled manuscript (suhuf) of the Qur'an after Abu Bakr.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_JUWAYRIYA	Juwayriya bint al-Harith	Islamic	Mother of the Believers	Wife of the Prophet	daughter of a Banu Mustaliq chief; her marriage freed her tribe's captives	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	Daughter of the Banu Mustaliq chief; her marriage to the Prophet prompted Muslims to free their captives from her tribe.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_KHADIJAH	Khadijah bint Khuwaylid	Islamic	Mother of the Believers	Islamic companion	first wife of the Prophet; first believer; merchant patron	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	The first wife of the Prophet Muhammad, a wealthy Meccan merchant and the first person to accept Islam.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_MAYMUNA	Maymuna bint al-Harith	Islamic	Mother of the Believers	Wife of the Prophet	last woman the Prophet married; aunt of Ibn Abbas and Khalid	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	The last woman Muhammad married, wed during the fulfilled compensatory pilgrimage (umrat al-qada) of 7 AH.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_SAFIYYA	Safiyya bint Huyayy	Islamic	Mother of the Believers	Wife of the Prophet	of Jewish descent (Banu Nadir); married after Khaybar	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	A noblewoman of the Jewish Banu Nadir and daughter of its chief, who became the Prophet's wife after the Battle of Khaybar.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_SAWDA	Sawda bint Zam'a	Islamic	Mother of the Believers	Wife of the Prophet	first wife after Khadijah's death; early convert and Abyssinian emigrant	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	The first woman Muhammad married after Khadijah's death, who had earlier emigrated to Abyssinia with her first husband.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_UMM_HABIBA	Umm Habiba	Islamic	Mother of the Believers	Wife of the Prophet	emigrant to Abyssinia; daughter of Abu Sufyan	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, daughter of the Quraysh chief Abu Sufyan, an emigrant to Abyssinia married to the Prophet by proxy of the Negus.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_UMM_SALAMA	Umm Salama	Islamic	Mother of the Believers	Wife of the Prophet	noted hadith narrator and counselor at Hudaybiyya	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	Hind bint Abi Umayya, a prolific narrator of hadith credited with the advice that resolved the crisis at Hudaybiyya.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_ZAYNAB_BINT_JAHSH	Zaynab bint Jahsh	Islamic	Mother of the Believers	Wife of the Prophet	cousin of the Prophet; her marriage referenced in Qur'an 33	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	The Prophet's cousin and formerly wife of his adopted son Zayd, whose marriage is addressed in Surah al-Ahzab.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISL_ZAYNAB_BINT_KHUZAYMA	Zaynab bint Khuzayma	Islamic	Mother of the Believers	Wife of the Prophet	'Mother of the Poor' (Umm al-Masakin); died soon after the marriage	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	Called Umm al-Masakin ('Mother of the Poor') for her generosity, she died only a few months after marrying the Prophet.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_ABEL	Abel	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Primeval figure	shepherding; accepted sacrifice; the first death	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Second son of Adam and Eve, a keeper of sheep whose offering was favored and who was slain by his brother Cain.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_ABRAHAM	Abraham	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Biblical patriarch	covenant; faith; the binding of Isaac; father of nations	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	First of the patriarchs, called from Ur, recipient of the covenant, father of Ishmael by Hagar and Isaac by Sarah.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_ABSALOM	Absalom	Israelite/Second Temple	Villain	Rebel prince	rebellion against David; the usurpation; death in the oak	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	Handsome son of David who rose in rebellion to seize the throne and was killed by Joab after his hair caught in an oak.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_ADAM	Adam	Israelite	First human / Patriarch	Hero	first human; paradise; fall; divine image; primordial father; Eden		A						First human being in the Israelite tradition; Genesis presents two creation accounts: P source (Genesis 1:26-27) creates adam ("humanity") collectively "in the image of God" (tselem elohim); J source (Genesis 2:7) has God forming the man from the dust of the ground ('adamah — the name puns on "ground-one" or "earthling"); placed in the garden of Eden; the transgression at the tree of knowledge results in mortality — the Israelite version of the widespread ancient Near Eastern theme of humans being denied immortality (cf. Mesopotamian Adapa, Gilgamesh's failed quest); in the genealogy of Genesis 5 he lives 930 years; father of Cain, Abel, and Seth; the tselem elohim formula becomes the theological source for the Kabbalistic Adam Kadmon and the Sethian Gnostic Adamas; Pauline Christology develops the "second Adam" typology (Romans 5:12-19; 1 Corinthians 15:45-49)	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_BALAAM	Balaam	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Mesopotamian diviner	divination; the speaking donkey; blessing instead of cursing Israel	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	Mesopotamian seer hired by Balak of Moab to curse Israel who, restrained by Yahweh and his speaking donkey, blessed them instead.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_BENJAMIN	Benjamin	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Eponym of the tribe of Benjamin	youngest son of Jacob; tribal ancestor	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel, born at her death, ancestor of the tribe of Benjamin and of King Saul.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_BOAZ	Boaz	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Kinsman-redeemer	the kinsman-redeemer; the marriage to Ruth; ancestor of David	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	Wealthy Bethlehemite who acted as kinsman-redeemer, married Ruth, and became the great-grandfather of King David.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_CAIN	Cain	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Primeval figure	firstborn of humanity; agriculture; fratricide	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Firstborn son of Adam and Eve, a tiller of the ground who murdered his brother Abel and was marked and exiled.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_DEBORAH	Deborah	Israelite/Second Temple	Judge	Prophetess and judge	prophecy; judgeship; the victory over Sisera	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Prophetess and judge who summoned Barak and celebrated the defeat of Sisera in the Song of Deborah.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_DELILAH	Delilah	Israelite/Second Temple	Villain	Philistine seductress	seduction and betrayal; the secret of Samson's strength	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	Woman of the Valley of Sorek who, bribed by the Philistine lords, coaxed from Samson the secret of his strength and betrayed him.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_EVE	Eve	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Primeval matriarch	first woman; mother of humanity; the Fall	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Formed as the first woman and 'mother of all living,' she eats the forbidden fruit and bears Cain, Abel, and Seth.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_GIDEON	Gideon	Israelite/Second Temple	Judge	Judge / military deliverer	deliverance from Midian; the fleece sign; the three hundred	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Judge who, with three hundred men, delivered Israel from the Midianites after testing Yahweh with the fleece.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_GOLIATH	Goliath	Israelite/Second Temple	Villain	Philistine champion	the Philistine champion; the duel at the Valley of Elah	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	Philistine giant of Gath whose challenge to Israel was answered and ended by the young David with a sling and stone.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_HAGAR	Hagar	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Mother of Ishmael	the wilderness; divine encounter; mother of Ishmael	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Egyptian servant of Sarah who bore Abraham's son Ishmael and was met by the angel of Yahweh in the wilderness.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_ISAAC	Isaac	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Biblical patriarch	the promised son; the Akedah; covenant continuity	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Son of Abraham and Sarah, bound on Mount Moriah, husband of Rebecca, and father of Esau and Jacob.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_ISHMAEL	Ishmael	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Ancestor of the Ishmaelites	firstborn of Abraham; wilderness; ancestor of twelve princes	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Firstborn son of Abraham by Hagar, ancestor of twelve princes, who dwelt in the wilderness of Paran.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_JACOB	Jacob (Israel)	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Eponym of Israel	the ladder vision; wrestling the angel; father of the twelve tribes	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Son of Isaac and Rebecca, renamed Israel after wrestling at Peniel, father of the twelve sons who became the tribes of Israel.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_JOB	Job	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Righteous sufferer	undeserved suffering; perseverance; the divine speeches	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	A blameless man of Uz whose endurance of catastrophic suffering frames the book's debate on divine justice.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_JOSEPH	Joseph (son of Jacob)	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Patriarch / vizier of Egypt	dreams; bondage and exaltation; provision in famine	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Favored son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who rose to vizier and preserved his family during famine.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_JUDAH	Judah	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Eponym of the tribe of Judah	tribal ancestor; the royal line; the scepter blessing	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Fourth son of Jacob and Leah and ancestor of the royal Davidic line, blessed that the scepter would not depart.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_LEAH	Leah	Israelite/Second Temple	Matriarch	Biblical matriarch	matriarch; mother of six tribes incl. Levi and Judah	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	First wife of Jacob and mother of six of his sons, including Levi and Judah, ancestors of priesthood and kingship.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_LEVI	Levi	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Eponym of the priestly tribe	tribal ancestor; the priestly line	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Third son of Jacob and Leah and ancestor of the priestly tribe of Levi, including Moses and Aaron.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_LOT	Lot	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Nephew of Abraham	Sodom and Gomorrah; rescue from destruction	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Nephew of Abraham (son of Haran) who settled in Sodom and was delivered from its destruction (Genesis 13, 19).	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_MORDECAI	Mordecai	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Jewish courtier / guardian of Esther	the foiling of Haman; the institution of Purim	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Kinsman and guardian of Esther who uncovered a plot, refused homage to Haman, and helped establish Purim.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_NAAMAN	Naaman	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Aramean commander	foreign general; leprosy and healing; the seven dippings in the Jordan	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	Commander of the army of Aram, cured of leprosy by washing seven times in the Jordan at the word of the prophet Elisha.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_NAOMI	Naomi	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Bethlehemite widow	bereavement and return; the bond with Ruth; restoration	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	Bethlehemite widow who returned from Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth and was restored through the birth of Obed, ancestor of David.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_NEHEMIAH	Nehemiah	Israelite/Second Temple	Biblical figure	Governor of the restoration	rebuilding Jerusalem's walls; civic reform; covenant renewal	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Cupbearer to the Persian king who became governor and rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem and reformed the community.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_RACHEL	Rachel	Israelite/Second Temple	Matriarch	Biblical matriarch	the beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Beloved wife of Jacob, mother of Joseph and Benjamin, who died in childbirth near Bethlehem.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_REBECCA	Rebecca	Israelite/Second Temple	Matriarch	Biblical matriarch	matriarch; the well; mother of Jacob and Esau	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Wife of Isaac, found at the well, mother of twins Esau and Jacob whom she helped secure the blessing.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_SAMSON	Samson	Israelite/Second Temple	Judge	Judge / Nazirite strongman	superhuman strength; the Nazirite vow; war with the Philistines	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Nazirite judge of immense strength who fought the Philistines and died bringing down their temple at Gaza.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_SARAH	Sarah	Israelite/Second Temple	Matriarch	Biblical matriarch	matriarch; the promised son; the covenant line	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Wife of Abraham and first matriarch, who bore Isaac in old age after the promise of a son.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_SETH	Seth	Israelite/Second Temple	Patriarch	Antediluvian patriarch	third son of Adam; the righteous line to Noah	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	Third son of Adam and Eve, given in place of slain Abel, through whose line Enosh, Enoch, and Noah descend.	scriptural-figure
ENT_ISR_SON_OF_MAN	Son of Man	Israelite/Second Temple	Eschatological figure	Heavenly deliverer	dominion; judgment; the heavenly kingdom	Jewish	A	candidate_verified_name	Danielic/Enochic heavenly figure	0	0	0	The "one like a son of man" given everlasting dominion; the Elect One of the Parables of Enoch.	scriptural-figure
ENT_MANICH_LAST_STATUE	Last Statue	Manichaean	Eschatological figure	Final gathering	the eschaton; the last gathering and ascent of light	Manichaean	A	candidate_verified_name	Manichaean eschatology	0	0	0	The Last Statue (Andrias), the final image of redeemed light that ascends at the end.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_APOLLOS	Apollos	Christian/Biblical	Apostolic figure	Apostolic coworker	Alexandrian Jewish teacher; eloquent preacher 'mighty in the Scriptures'	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	An eloquent Alexandrian Jew 'mighty in the Scriptures,' instructed more fully by Priscilla and Aquila, then a powerful coworker at Corinth whom Paul names as a fellow planter.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_AQUILA	Aquila	Christian/Biblical	Apostolic figure	Apostolic coworker	Jewish tentmaker of Pontus; missionary coworker; host of a house church	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	Aquila, a Jew of Pontus and tentmaker, with his wife Priscilla a close coworker of Paul who instructed Apollos and hosted house churches at Ephesus and Rome.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_CORNELIUS	Cornelius (the centurion)	Christian/Biblical	Roman official	Acts figure	the first Gentile convert; centurion of the Italian Cohort	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	A God-fearing centurion at Caesarea who, after a vision, was baptized by Peter and became the first Gentile convert (Acts 10).	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_ETHIOPIAN_EUNUCH	The Ethiopian eunuch	Christian/Biblical	Acts figure	Court official	treasurer of Candace; early African convert baptized by Philip	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	The treasurer of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was reading Isaiah when Philip explained the Scripture and baptized him (Acts 8:26-39).	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_GAMALIEL	Gamaliel	Christian/Biblical	Apostolic figure	Pharisee teacher	the Pharisee teacher of the Law; teacher of Paul	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	A respected Pharisee who counseled restraint toward the apostles (Acts 5:34) and at whose feet Paul was educated (Acts 22:3).	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_JAMES_JUST	James the Just	Christian/Biblical	Apostolic figure	Brother of the Lord	first bishop of Jerusalem; leader of the Jerusalem council; the Epistle of James	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	James 'the Lord's brother' (Gal 1:19), distinct from the apostolic Jameses, who presided over the Jerusalem church and the council of Acts 15 and is the traditional author of the Epistle of James.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_JOSEPH_ARIMATHEA	Joseph of Arimathea	Christian/Biblical	Gospel figure	Disciple	member of the Sanhedrin; secret disciple who provided the tomb and buried Jesus	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	A rich and respected councillor and secret disciple who asked Pilate for the body of Jesus and laid it in his own new rock-cut tomb; present in all four Gospels.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_JUDE	Jude (Brother of the Lord)	Christian/Biblical	Apostolic figure	Brother of the Lord	traditional author of the Epistle of Jude; named among the brothers of Jesus	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	Jude (Judas), named among the brothers of the Lord and identified in his epistle as 'brother of James'; traditional author of the canonical Epistle of Jude, distinguished here from the apostle Jude Thaddaeus.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_JUNIA	Junia	Christian/Biblical	Apostolic figure	Apostle	kinswoman and fellow prisoner of Paul; noted among the apostles	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	A kinswoman and fellow prisoner of Paul, greeted in Romans 16:7 as outstanding among the apostles.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_LAZARUS_BETHANY	Lazarus of Bethany	Christian/Biblical	Biblical figure	Gospel figure	raised from the dead by Jesus; brother of Martha and Mary	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0)	0	0	0	The brother of Martha and Mary of Bethany, whom Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_NICANOR	Nicanor	Christian/Biblical	Deacon	Apostolic figure	one of the Seven chosen to serve tables	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	One of the seven deacons named in Acts 6:5, set apart by the apostles with prayer and the laying on of hands.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_NICOLAUS	Nicolaus of Antioch	Christian/Biblical	Deacon	Apostolic figure	one of the Seven; a proselyte of Antioch	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	The last-named of the seven deacons in Acts 6:5, identified as a proselyte from Antioch.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_PARMENAS	Parmenas	Christian/Biblical	Deacon	Apostolic figure	one of the Seven chosen to serve tables	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	One of the seven deacons named in Acts 6:5 among those chosen to administer the church's daily distribution.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_PHILIP_EVANGELIST	Philip the Evangelist	Christian/Biblical	Deacon	Apostolic figure	one of the Seven Deacons; baptizer of the Ethiopian eunuch and of Samaria	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	One of the Seven chosen in Acts 6:5, later evangelizing Samaria and baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch; Acts 21:8 calls him 'the evangelist, one of the seven,' distinguishing him from the apostle Philip.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_PHOEBE	Phoebe (deaconess)	Christian/Biblical	Apostolic figure	Deaconess	deaconess of Cenchreae; patron and bearer of Paul's letter to Rome	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	A deacon (diakonos) of the church at Cenchreae whom Paul commends as a benefactor and entrusts to the Roman church (Romans 16:1-2).	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_PILATE	Pontius Pilate	Christian/Biblical	Roman official	Gospel antagonist	Roman prefect of Judaea; the judge who condemned Jesus to crucifixion	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	The Roman prefect of Judaea who tried Jesus and ordered the crucifixion; named in the creeds and confirmed epigraphically by the Pilate Stone.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_PRISCILLA	Priscilla	Christian/Biblical	Apostolic figure	Apostolic coworker	tentmaker and missionary; with Aquila instructed Apollos and hosted a house church	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	Priscilla (Prisca), wife of Aquila and his constant ministry partner; together they instructed Apollos and hosted a house church, she frequently named first.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_PROCHORUS	Prochorus	Christian/Biblical	Deacon	Apostolic figure	one of the Seven chosen to serve tables	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	One of the seven men of good repute appointed in Acts 6:5 to oversee the daily distribution to the Hellenist widows.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_SILAS	Silas	Christian/Biblical	Apostolic figure	Apostolic coworker	prophet of the Jerusalem church; companion of Paul; co-sender of the Thessalonian letters	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	Silas (Silvanus), a leading man and prophet of the Jerusalem church, chosen by Paul for the second journey and imprisoned with him at Philippi; co-sender of 1-2 Thessalonians.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_TIMON	Timon	Christian/Biblical	Deacon	Apostolic figure	one of the Seven chosen to serve tables	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0)	0	0	0	One of the seven deacons listed in Acts 6:5 to relieve the apostles of the daily ministration.	scriptural-figure
ENT_NT_ZACCHAEUS	Zacchaeus	Christian/Biblical	Gospel figure	Disciple	chief tax collector at Jericho; convert who restored fourfold	regional	A	candidate_verified_name	Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0)	0	0	0	A wealthy chief tax collector at Jericho who climbed a sycamore to see Jesus, received him, and pledged half his goods to the poor and fourfold restitution.	scriptural-figure
ENT_SAM_JOSEPH	Joseph (Samaritan ancestor of the Josephite tribes)	Samaritan	Patriarch	Patriarch	Tribal ancestor of Ephraim and Manasseh	devotional	C	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	Samaritans identify principally as descendants of Joseph through Ephraim and Manasseh (the 'B'nei Yosef'); Joseph and Gerizim/Shechem are central to their self-understanding. Reception of the Pentateuchal Joseph (ENT_ISR_JOSEPH).	scriptural-figure
ENT_SAM_TAHEB	Taheb (the Samaritan Restorer)	Samaritan	Eschatological figure	Eschatological figure	Eschatological restorer and prophet-like-Moses	devotional	B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	The Taheb ('the one who returns/restores') is the Samaritan messianic figure, a prophet like Moses (Deut 18:18) who will restore true worship on Gerizim and the hidden cult vessels; attested in Samaritan sources and discussed by Pummer and Anderson-Giles. Functional analogue of the Jewish Messiah.	scriptural-figure
ENT_STJ_HOLOFERNES	Holofernes	Israelite/Second Temple	Villain	Deuterocanonical figure	siege, conquest	devotional	B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	Assyrian general besieging Bethulia, beheaded by Judith in the Book of Judith (NRSV Apocrypha). Literary antagonist.	scriptural-figure
ENT_STJ_SARAH_OF_TOBIT	Sarah (of Tobit)	Israelite/Second Temple	Literary human figure	Deuterocanonical figure	deliverance from the demon, marriage	devotional	B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	Daughter of Raguel, tormented by the demon Asmodeus until freed and married to Tobias through Raphael's aid (Book of Tobit, NRSV Apocrypha). Homonym distinct from the matriarch Sarah (ENT_ISR_SARAH).	scriptural-figure
ENT_STJ_TOBIAS	Tobias son of Tobit	Israelite/Second Temple	Literary human figure	Deuterocanonical figure	journey, marriage, healing	devotional	B	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	Son of Tobit who journeys with the disguised angel Raphael, marries Sarah, and heals his father's blindness; protagonist of the Book of Tobit (NRSV Apocrypha).	scriptural-figure
ENT_STJ_WICKED_PRIEST	The Wicked Priest	Israelite/Second Temple	Villain	Qumran adversary	opposition to the Qumran community	devotional	C	candidate_verified_name	Roster build via gen_roster.py (see CHANGELOG/git for release)	0	0	0	Sobriquet in the Qumran pesharim for the Jerusalem high priest who persecuted the Teacher of Righteousness; commonly identified with a Hasmonean ruler. Attested in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Schäfer.	scriptural-figure
ENT_THO_THOMAS	Thomas	Thomasine/Christian-Gnostic	Apostolic/revealer figure	Revealer Figure	twin; apostolic revelation; sayings tradition; hidden words	Thomasine	A	candidate_verified_name	Thomasine bridge entity	1	0	0	Thomas as apostolic/twin revealer figure in Thomasine traditions.	scriptural-figure
ENT_TOBIT	Tobit	Israelite/Second Temple	Literary human figure	Human Figure	Tobit; Tobias; angelic guidance; healing narrative	Second Temple literary	B	needs_review	Second Temple literary figure	1	0	0	Human literary figure from Tobit tradition; included as relationship target for Raphael.	scriptural-figure

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