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 entity_class to filter by kind (19 controlled values: deity, angel, demon, aeon, sefirah, spirit, monster, hero, etc.). category is free text (1,148 values) and is not a reliable filter. 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 (934 distinct values; see entity_class for the controlled grouping)'}
category: {'description': 'Free-text functional category (1,148 distinct values, not normalised — filter on entity_class instead)'}
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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