entity_id,canonical_name,greek_name,tradition,entity_type,category,primary_domains,tags,cult_scope,primary_period,evidence_confidence,review_status,inclusion_basis,earth_association_score,chthonic_flag,serpent_flag,short_note,entity_class
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_ISR_AARON,Aaron,,Israelite/Second Temple,Priest,First high priest of Israel,the priesthood; spokesman of Moses; the golden calf,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"Brother of Moses and Miriam, spokesman before Pharaoh, and the first high priest of Israel.",sage
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_ABIJAH,Abijah (Abijam),,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,Davidic continuity; war with Jeroboam I,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,"Son of Rehoboam who warred against Jeroboam I and won at Mount Zemaraim, reigning three years.",ruler
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_AHAB,Ahab,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Israel,the Baal cult; conflict with Elijah; the house of Omri,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,"Son of Omri and king of Israel who, married to Jezebel, promoted the worship of Baal and was repeatedly opposed by the prophet Elijah.",ruler
ENT_ISR_AHAZ,Ahaz,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,apostasy; the Syro-Ephraimite crisis; Assyrian vassalage,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,King of Judah condemned for idolatry who sought Assyrian protection against Aram and Israel during the Syro-Ephraimite war.,ruler
ENT_ISR_AHAZIAH_ISRAEL,Ahaziah (king of Israel),,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Israel,Baal worship; fatal fall,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,"Son of Ahab who reigned two years, served Baal, and after falling through a lattice consulted Baal-zebub and died as Elijah foretold.",ruler
ENT_ISR_AHAZIAH_JUDAH,Ahaziah (king of Judah),,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,Omride alliance; war against Aram,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,Son of Jehoram and Athaliah who reigned one year and was killed by Jehu during his revolt.,ruler
ENT_ISR_AMAZIAH,Amaziah,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,reconquest of Edom; defeat by Israel,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,Son of Joash who defeated Edom but was beaten and captured by Jehoash of Israel and later killed in a conspiracy at Lachish.,ruler
ENT_ISR_AMON_JUDAH,Amon (king of Judah),,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,idolatry; brief reign cut short by assassination,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,Son of Manasseh who continued his father's idolatry and was assassinated by his servants after two years.,ruler
ENT_ISR_AMOS,Amos,,Israelite/Second Temple,Prophet,Minor prophet,social justice; judgment on the nations; righteousness over ritual,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"A mid-8th-century BCE Judahite shepherd who prophesied against the northern kingdom, condemning injustice and empty worship.",prophet
ENT_ISR_ANCIENT_OF_DAYS,Ancient of Days,,Israelite/Second Temple,Divine title/form,Theophanic form,the heavenly throne; the books of judgment,,Jewish,,A,candidate_verified_name,Theophanic form of God,0,0,0,"The white-haired enthroned God of Daniel's vision, before whom the books are opened.",deity
ENT_ISR_ANGEL_DARKNESS,Angel of Darkness,,Israelite/Second Temple,Adversarial being,Angelic adversary,darkness; deceit; the rule of the Sons of Darkness,,Jewish,,A,candidate_verified_name,Qumran adversary,0,1,0,The mal'akh hoshekh who rules the children of deceit; identified with Belial.,demon
ENT_ISR_ANGEL_OF_DEATH,Angel of Death,,Israelite/Second Temple,Death angel,Angelic Being,death; destruction; divine judgment; mortality; psychopomp,,Biblical/rabbinic reception,,B,needs_review,Israelite/Second Temple death entity,4,1,0,Death-associated angelic figure; traditions vary and require source-specific review.,angel
ENT_ISR_ANGEL_PRESENCE,Angel of the Presence,,Israelite/Second Temple,Angel,Angel of the Face,the heavenly tablets; revelation to Moses,,Jewish,,A,candidate_verified_name,Angel of the Face (Jubilees),0,0,0,The Angel of the Presence who dictates the heavenly tablets to Moses on Sinai.,angel
ENT_ISR_ASA,Asa,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,cultic reform; removal of idols; war with Baasha,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,"King of Judah praised for removing idols and reforming worship, who relied on an alliance with Aram against the northern kingdom.",ruler
ENT_ISR_ASMODEUS,Asmodeus,,Israelite/Second Temple,Demon,Demon,lust; jealousy; the slaying of bridegrooms,,Jewish,,A,candidate_verified_name,Named demon (Tobit),0,1,0,"The demon Ashmedai who slew Sarah's seven husbands, bound by Raphael in Egypt.",demon
ENT_ISR_ATHALIAH,Athaliah,,Israelite/Second Temple,Queen,Queen of Judah,usurpation; Baalist purge of the Davidic line,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,"Daughter of Ahab/Jezebel who seized Judah's throne after Ahaziah's death and slaughtered the royal heirs, ruling six years until executed by Jehoiada.",ruler
ENT_ISR_AZAZEL,Azazel,,Israelite/Second Temple,Fallen angel/desert power,Fallen Angel,desert; scapegoat; forbidden knowledge; sin,,Biblical/Enochic,,A,candidate_verified_name,Second Temple adversarial entity,4,0,0,Figure associated with scapegoat ritual and Enochic fallen angel traditions.,demon
ENT_ISR_BAASHA,Baasha,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Israel,usurpation; war with Judah,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,"Founder of his own house who seized the throne by killing Nadab, warred against Asa, and was condemned by the prophet Jehu son of Hanani.",ruler
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_BARAQIEL,Baraqiel,,Israelite/Second Temple,Fallen angel,Watcher-chief,lightning; astrology of the air,,Jewish,,A,candidate_verified_name,Named Watcher,0,0,0,A chief of the Watchers who taught the signs of the lightnings.,demon
ENT_ISR_BATHSHEBA,Bathsheba,,Israelite/Second Temple,Queen,Queen / mother of Solomon,the royal household; mother of Solomon,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"Wife of David, taken after the death of Uriah, and mother of King Solomon.",ruler
ENT_ISR_BEHEMOTH,Behemoth,,Israelite/Second Temple,Chaos monster,Monster,land monster; chaos; eschatological beast,,Biblical/apocalyptic,,A,candidate_verified_name,Israelite/Second Temple chaos being,5,1,0,Great land beast in biblical/apocalyptic tradition.,monster
ENT_ISR_BELIAL,Belial,,Israelite/Second Temple,Demonic/adversarial being,Adversarial Being,wickedness; opposition; demonic leadership,,Second Temple/Qumran,,A,candidate_verified_name,Second Temple adversarial entity,2,0,0,Adversarial figure associated with wickedness and opposition.,demon
ENT_ISR_BENE_ELOHIM,Bene Elohim,,Israelite/Second Temple,Divine collective,Divine Collective,sons of God; divine council; heavenly beings,,Biblical/Second Temple,,A,candidate_verified_name,Israelite/Second Temple divine collective,1,0,0,Divine council/heavenly being collective.,collective
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_CALEB,Caleb,,Israelite/Second Temple,Hero,Faithful spy / conquest figure,faithful scouting; inheritance of Hebron; wholehearted devotion,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"One of the twelve spies who, with Joshua, trusted in Yahweh and was rewarded with the inheritance of Hebron.",hero
ENT_ISR_CYRUS,Cyrus the Great,,Israelite/Second Temple,Foreign king,King of Persia,the conqueror of Babylon; the edict of return; the Lord's anointed shepherd,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,Persian king who conquered Babylon and issued the decree permitting the exiles to return and rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem.,ruler
ENT_ISR_DANIEL_PROPHET,Daniel,,Israelite/Second Temple,Prophet,Major prophet,apocalyptic vision; divine sovereignty over empires; eschatology,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,A Judahite exile at the Babylonian and Persian courts whose faithfulness and apocalyptic visions affirm God's rule over the kingdoms of the world.,prophet
ENT_ISR_DAVID,David,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of the United Monarchy,kingship; the Davidic covenant; psalmody; warfare,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"Shepherd anointed by Samuel who slew Goliath, became king over all Israel, and received the everlasting dynastic covenant.",ruler
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_ELAH,Elah,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Israel,short reign ended by coup,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,Son of Baasha who reigned two years and was murdered while drunk by his chariot commander Zimri.,ruler
ENT_ISR_ELISHA,Elisha,,Israelite/Second Temple,Prophet,Narrative prophet,prophetic succession; miracles; care for the lowly,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"A 9th-century BCE prophet of the northern kingdom who succeeded Elijah, receiving a double portion of his spirit and performing many miracles.",prophet
ENT_ISR_ESTHER,Esther,,Israelite/Second Temple,Queen,Queen of Persia / deliverer of the Jews,deliverance of her people; the feast of Purim; courage,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"Jewish queen of Persia who risked her life before Ahasuerus to save her people, commemorated at Purim.",ruler
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_EZEKIEL,Ezekiel,,Israelite/Second Temple,Prophet,Major prophet,exilic visions; divine glory; judgment and restoration,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"A 6th-century BCE priest-prophet among the Babylonian exiles whose visions of the chariot, dry bones, and a restored temple promise renewal.",prophet
ENT_ISR_EZRA,Ezra,,Israelite/Second Temple,Priest,Priest-scribe of the restoration,the Torah; restoration of the law; communal reform,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,Priest and scribe who led returning exiles and re-established the Torah in restored Jerusalem.,sage
ENT_ISR_GABRIEL,Gabriel,,Israelite/Second Temple,Angel,Angelic Being,angel; revelation; message; interpretation,,Second Temple/apocalyptic,,A,candidate_verified_name,Second Temple angelic entity,0,0,0,Angelic messenger and interpreter of visions.,angel
ENT_ISR_GADREEL,Gadreel,,Israelite/Second Temple,Fallen angel,Watcher-chief,weapons of war; the leading astray of Eve,,Jewish,,A,candidate_verified_name,Named Watcher,0,0,0,The Watcher who showed the weapons of death and led Eve astray (1 Enoch 69).,demon
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_HABAKKUK,Habakkuk,,Israelite/Second Temple,Prophet,Minor prophet,theodicy; faith amid injustice; 'the righteous shall live by faith',,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,A late 7th-century BCE prophet who questioned God about the Babylonian threat and concluded that the righteous shall live by their faith.,prophet
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_HAGGAI,Haggai,,Israelite/Second Temple,Prophet,Minor prophet,rebuilding the temple; post-exilic restoration; priorities of worship,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,A post-exilic prophet of 520 BCE who urged the returned exiles to rebuild the Jerusalem temple and promised future glory.,prophet
ENT_ISR_HAHYAH,Hahyah,,Israelite/Second Temple,Giant,Nephil,the giants; the dream of the coming flood,,Jewish,,A,candidate_verified_name,Named giant (Book of Giants),1,0,0,"A son of Shemihazah, brother of Ohyah, who dreams of the destroying flood.",monster
ENT_ISR_HEZEKIAH,Hezekiah,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,cultic reform; deliverance from Sennacherib; the Siloam tunnel,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,"Reforming king of Judah who centralized worship, withstood the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem, and was granted fifteen added years of life.",ruler
ENT_ISR_HOSEA,Hosea,,Israelite/Second Temple,Prophet,Minor prophet,covenant love; Israel's unfaithfulness; divine mercy,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,An 8th-century BCE prophet to the northern kingdom whose troubled marriage dramatizes Israel's faithlessness and God's enduring covenant love.,prophet
ENT_ISR_HOSHEA,Hoshea,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Israel,last king of Israel; the fall of Samaria,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,"Final northern king who killed Pekah, became an Assyrian vassal but conspired with Egypt, and was imprisoned as Samaria fell and Israel was deported in 722 BCE.",ruler
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_ISAIAH,Isaiah,,Israelite/Second Temple,Prophet,Major prophet,judgment; messianic hope; the suffering servant; the holiness of God,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"An 8th-century BCE Judahite prophet whose oracles warn of judgment yet promise a remnant, a Davidic messiah, and a restored Zion.",prophet
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_JEHOAHAZ_ISRAEL,Jehoahaz (king of Israel),,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Israel,Aramean oppression; military decline,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,Son of Jehu whose reign saw Israel ground down by Hazael of Aram until only a remnant army remained.,ruler
ENT_ISR_JEHOAHAZ_JUDAH,Jehoahaz (king of Judah),,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,three-month reign; deposed by Egypt,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,"Son of Josiah (Shallum) who reigned three months before Pharaoh Necho deposed him and carried him to Egypt, where he died.",ruler
ENT_ISR_JEHOASH_ISRAEL,Jehoash (king of Israel),,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Israel,recovery against Aram; defeat of Judah,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,Son of Jehoahaz (Joash) who recovered cities from Aram per Elisha's deathbed prophecy and defeated Amaziah of Judah.,ruler
ENT_ISR_JEHOIACHIN,Jehoiachin (Jeconiah),,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,the first deportation; exile in Babylon,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,"Son of Jehoiakim who reigned three months before surrendering in the 597 BCE deportation, later released from prison by Evil-merodach.",ruler
ENT_ISR_JEHOIAKIM,Jehoiakim,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,Egyptian then Babylonian vassalage; rebellion,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,"Son of Josiah installed by Necho who became Nebuchadnezzar's vassal, rebelled, burned Jeremiah's scroll, and died as Babylon advanced.",ruler
ENT_ISR_JEHORAM_ISRAEL,Jehoram (king of Israel),,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Israel,Moabite revolt; end of the house of Ahab,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,"Son of Ahab (Joram) who fought Moab and Aram and was killed by Jehu during his coup, ending the Omride dynasty.",ruler
ENT_ISR_JEHORAM_JUDAH,Jehoram (king of Judah),,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,Omride marriage alliance; apostasy,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,"Son of Jehoshaphat who married Athaliah, killed his brothers, lost Edom in revolt, and died of an incurable disease.",ruler
ENT_ISR_JEHOSHAPHAT,Jehoshaphat,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,judicial reform; teaching of the law; alliance with Ahab,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,King of Judah remembered for instituting judges and Levitical teaching and for his ill-fated alliance with Ahab of Israel.,ruler
ENT_ISR_JEHU,Jehu,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Israel,the purge of the house of Omri; zeal against Baal,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,"Northern king anointed at Elisha's direction who overthrew the house of Omri, killed Jezebel, and exterminated the worship of Baal in Israel.",ruler
ENT_ISR_JEREMIAH,Jeremiah,,Israelite/Second Temple,Prophet,Major prophet,judgment; lament; the new covenant; faithfulness in exile,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,A late 7th- to early 6th-century BCE prophet who foretold Jerusalem's fall to Babylon and proclaimed a coming new covenant written on the heart.,prophet
ENT_ISR_JEROBOAM_I,Jeroboam I,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Israel,the northern secession; the golden calves of Dan and Bethel,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,"First king of the breakaway northern Kingdom of Israel, who set up golden calves at Dan and Bethel and became the archetype of sinful kingship.",ruler
ENT_ISR_JEROBOAM_II,Jeroboam II,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Israel,territorial restoration; prosperity; the era of Amos and Hosea,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,"Long-reigning northern king under whom Israel reached its greatest extent, the setting for the prophets Amos and Hosea.",ruler
ENT_ISR_JEZEBEL,Jezebel,,Israelite/Second Temple,Queen,Queen of Israel,promotion of Baal worship; persecution of the prophets; the Naboth affair,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,"Phoenician wife of Ahab who promoted Baal worship, persecuted Yahweh's prophets, and engineered the death of Naboth before her own violent end.",ruler
ENT_ISR_JOASH_JUDAH,Joash (king of Judah),,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,Temple repair; rescue of the Davidic line,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,Hidden as an infant from Athaliah and enthroned at seven by the priest Jehoiada; repaired the Temple but later apostatized and was assassinated.,ruler
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_JOEL,Joel,,Israelite/Second Temple,Prophet,Minor prophet,the Day of the Lord; locust plague; outpouring of the Spirit,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,A prophet of Judah who reads a devastating locust plague as a sign of the coming Day of the Lord and promises an outpouring of God's Spirit.,prophet
ENT_ISR_JONAH,Jonah,,Israelite/Second Temple,Prophet,Minor prophet,divine mercy to the nations; reluctant prophecy; repentance,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"A reluctant prophet, swallowed by a great fish, whose mission to Nineveh reveals God's compassion even toward Israel's enemies.",prophet
ENT_ISR_JONATHAN,Jonathan (son of Saul),,Israelite/Second Temple,Hero,Crown prince of Israel,valor against the Philistines; covenant friendship with David,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,"Eldest son of Saul, a brave warrior bound to David in covenant friendship, who fell with his father at the battle of Mount Gilboa.",hero
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_JOSHUA,Joshua,,Israelite/Second Temple,Hero,Conquest leader / successor of Moses,conquest of Canaan; warfare; covenant renewal,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"Successor of Moses who led Israel across the Jordan and in the conquest of Canaan, dividing the land among the tribes.",hero
ENT_ISR_JOSIAH,Josiah,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,the great reform; the rediscovered book of the law; covenant renewal,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,"Reforming king of Judah who, on the discovery of the book of the law, purged idolatry and renewed the covenant before dying at Megiddo.",ruler
ENT_ISR_JOTHAM,Jotham,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,building projects; co-regency,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,"Son of Uzziah who served as regent during his father's leprosy, built the Upper Gate of the Temple, and is judged generally righteous.",ruler
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_JUDGES,The Judges of Israel,,Israelite/Second Temple,Collective,Biblical collective,charismatic deliverers; pre-monarchic leadership,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,The charismatic deliverers who led the tribes of Israel in the period before the monarchy.,collective
ENT_ISR_KINGS,The Kings of the United Monarchy,,Israelite/Second Temple,Collective,Biblical collective,"the united monarchy; Saul, David, Solomon",,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"The three successive kings of the united Israelite kingdom — Saul, David, and Solomon — before its division.",collective
ENT_ISR_KINGS_ISRAEL,The Kings of the Northern Kingdom of Israel,,Israelite/Second Temple,Collective,Biblical collective,the breakaway northern monarchy; the dynasties of Israel,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,"The succession of kings, across several dynasties, who ruled the breakaway northern Kingdom of Israel until its fall to Assyria.",collective
ENT_ISR_KINGS_JUDAH,The Kings of the Kingdom of Judah,,Israelite/Second Temple,Collective,Biblical collective,the southern Davidic monarchy; kings of Judah from Rehoboam to Zedekiah,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,The succession of Davidic kings who ruled the southern Kingdom of Judah from the division of the monarchy until the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem.,collective
ENT_ISR_KOKABIEL,Kokabiel,,Israelite/Second Temple,Fallen angel,Watcher-chief,the stars; forbidden astrology,,Jewish,,A,candidate_verified_name,Named Watcher,0,0,0,A chief of the Watchers who taught humankind the constellations.,demon
ENT_ISR_LATTER_PROPHETS,The Latter Prophets (Nevi'im Aharonim),,Israelite/Second Temple,Collective,Prophetic collective,prophecy; covenant judgment and restoration; messianic hope,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"The prophetic canon division comprising the three Major Prophets and the Book of the Twelve, spanning the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian periods.",collective
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_LEVIATHAN,Leviathan,,Israelite/Second Temple,Chaos monster,Monster,sea monster; chaos; serpent; dragon,,Biblical/apocalyptic,,A,candidate_verified_name,Israelite/Second Temple chaos being,4,1,1,Chaos sea monster/serpent with Northwest Semitic roots.,monster
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_MAHAWAY,Mahaway,,Israelite/Second Temple,Giant,Nephil,the giants; the messenger flight to Enoch,,Jewish,,A,candidate_verified_name,Named giant (Book of Giants),1,0,0,"The giant son of the Watcher Baraqel, sent to Enoch to interpret the dreams.",monster
ENT_ISR_MALACHI,Malachi,,Israelite/Second Temple,Prophet,Minor prophet,covenant fidelity; corrupt priesthood; the coming messenger,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"The last of the Twelve, a 5th-century BCE prophet who rebuked unfaithfulness and announced a coming messenger before the Day of the Lord.",prophet
ENT_ISR_MANASSEH,Manasseh (king of Judah),,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Judah,idolatry and bloodshed; the longest reign; later repentance,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic backbone deepening (v1.72.0),0,0,0,"Longest-reigning king of Judah, condemned for grievous idolatry, whom Chronicles portrays as repenting after Assyrian captivity.",ruler
ENT_ISR_MASTEMA,Mastema,,Israelite/Second Temple,Adversarial being,Adversarial Being,hostility; testing; demonic accusation,,Second Temple/apocalyptic,,A,candidate_verified_name,Second Temple adversarial entity,2,0,0,Adversarial figure in Jubilees and related traditions.,demon
ENT_ISR_MATRIARCHS,The Matriarchs (Imahot),,Israelite/Second Temple,Collective,Biblical collective,the four foremothers; covenant lineage,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"The four foremothers of Israel — Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah — mothers of the covenant line.",collective
ENT_ISR_MELCHIZEDEK,Melchizedek (Heavenly),,Israelite/Second Temple,Heavenly redeemer,Eschatological judge,heavenly judgment; liberty; the defeat of Belial,,Jewish,,A,candidate_verified_name,Heavenly redeemer (11Q13),0,0,0,The exalted heavenly Melchizedek (elohim) who proclaims liberty and judges Belial.,deity
ENT_ISR_MENAHEM,Menahem,,Israelite/Second Temple,King,King of Israel,brutal consolidation; Assyrian tribute,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream backbone depth (v1.73.0),0,0,0,"Son of Gadi who seized power by killing Shallum, sacked Tiphsah, and paid tribute to Pul (Tiglath-pileser III) of Assyria.",ruler
ENT_ISR_MICAH,Micah,,Israelite/Second Temple,Prophet,Minor prophet,social justice; judgment on Samaria and Jerusalem; the Bethlehem ruler,,regional,,A,candidate_verified_name,Mainstream Abrahamic scriptural figures (v1.70.0),0,0,0,"An 8th-century BCE contemporary of Isaiah who called Israel to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.",prophet
ENT_ISR_MICHAEL,Michael,,Israelite/Second Temple,Archangel/prince,Angelic Being,angel; protector; prince; warfare,,Second Temple/apocalyptic,,A,candidate_verified_name,Second Temple angelic entity,1,0,0,Archangel and heavenly prince associated with protection and warfare.,angel