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Biblical & Second Temple
תנ״ך ובית שני
Patriarchs, matriarchs, prophets, monarchs, and figures of the First and Second Temple commonwealths.
#1Tier I
Jesus of Nazareth
Historical –First-century Jewish preacher and religious leader
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#2Tier I
Moses
c. 14th–13th Century BCE – c. 13th Century BCEThe lawgiver who transformed an enslaved rabble into a covenantal nation, establishing ethical monotheism and the moral architecture of Western law.
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#3Tier I
Abraham
Historical –Namesake of the Abrahamic religions
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#8Tier I
Paul the Apostle
Historical –Christian apostle and missionary (c. 5 – c. 64/65)
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#9Tier I
David
Historical –Biblical figure and Israelite monarch
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#10Tier I
Solomon
Historical –Biblical monarch of ancient Israel
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#13Tier I
Hillel the Elder
Historical –Jewish sage (c. 110 BCE – 10 CE)
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#17Tier I
Isaiah
Historical –Israelite prophet
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#18Tier I
Jeremiah
Historical –Biblical prophet
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#19Tier I
Ezra
Historical –Figure in early Jewish history
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#41Tier II
Philo of Alexandria
Historical –Jewish philosopher (c. 20 BCE – c. 50 CE)
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#42Tier II
Josephus
Historical –Roman–Jewish historian and military leader (c. 37 – c. 100)
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#46Tier II
Sarah
Historical –Biblical matriarch
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#47Tier II
Rebecca
Historical –Topics referred to by the same term
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#48Tier II
Rachel
Historical –Hebrew Bible matriarch
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#49Tier II
Leah
Historical –Biblical matriarch
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#50Tier II
Miriam
Historical –Sister of Moses and Aaron
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#51Tier II
Deborah
Historical –Prophetess in the Bible
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#52Tier II
Esther
Historical –Biblical Jewish queen of Persia and Medes
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#53Tier II
Mordecai
Historical –Biblical figure
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#54Tier II
Judas Maccabeus
Historical –Jewish priest who led the Maccabean Revolt
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#55Tier II
Samuel
Historical –Biblical prophet and seer
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#56Tier II
Ezekiel
Historical –Prophet in the Abrahamic religions
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#57Tier II
Daniel
Historical –Topics referred to by the same term
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#58Tier II
Nehemiah
Historical –Central figure of the biblical Book of Nehemiah
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Jacob
Historical –Biblical patriarch, son of Isaac
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#94Tier II
Gideon
Historical –Character in the biblical Book of Judges
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Saul
Historical –Biblical figure and Israelite monarch
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#96Tier II
Isaac
Historical –Biblical patriarch, son of Abraham and Sarah
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#97Tier II
Joshua
Historical –Central figure in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua
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#98Tier II
Caleb
Historical –Biblical character
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#99Tier II
Aaron
Historical –Prophet in the Abrahamic faiths
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#100Tier II
Joseph
Historical –Given name
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#184Tier III
Simon Thassi
Historical –High Priest of Israel, founder of the Hasmonean dynasty
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#194Tier III
Gamaliel the Elder
Historical –First century leading authority on Jewish law in the Sanhedrin
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#195Tier III
Yohanan ben Zakkai
Historical –1st-century rabbi and Jewish leader
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#200Tier III
Jonathan Apphus
Historical –Leader of the Hasmonean dynasty from 160 to 143 BCE
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#204Tier III
John the Baptist
Historical –Prophet (6 BC – AD 30)
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#797Tier V
Mattathias
Historical –2nd century BCE Jewish priest of the Hasmonean Dynasty
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#830Tier V
Shammai
Historical –Jewish scholar (50 BCE-30 CE)
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