List of minor New Testament figures


This list contains persons named in the Bible in the New Testament of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections.

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Admin

In some translations of Luke 3:33, Admin is an ancestor of Jesus, the father of Aminadab and son of Arni.

Alexander

Alexander was a member of the Sanhedrin named in as part of a group before whom Peter and John were required to give an account of their healing power, following their arrest on the day of Pentecost.

Amos

The 10th generation grandfather of Jesus through Joseph, according to Luke 3:25.

Aristobulus

Aristobulus is apparently the patriarch of a household; Paul of Tarsus instructed his followers to greet "those who belong to the household of Aristobulus". :s:Bible /Romans#Chapter 16|Romans 16:10.

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Chloe

Chloe was a member and ostensible head of a Christian household in Corinth and associate of Paul the Apostle. .

Chuza

Chuza was the manager of Herod Antipas' household. His wife, Joanna, was a follower of Jesus.

Claudia

Claudia was an associate of Paul the Apostle who greeted Saint Timothy in.

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[Elmadam]

Elmadam or Elmodam is the name of an ancestor of Saint Joseph, according to the genealogy found in the Gospel of Luke. He is the father of Cosam and the son of [|Er].
The Peshitta calls him Elmodad, but the Encyclopaedia Biblica suggests the reading "Elmatham," a form of the name Elnathan.

Eubulus

Eubulus was an associate of Paul the Apostle who greeted Saint Timothy in.

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Hermogenes

A Hermogenes is briefly mentioned in 2 Timothy 1:15, where he, along with someone named Phygelus, are described as having "turned away" from Paul the Apostle. Nothing more is known about Hermogenes.

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Jezebel

Jezebel was a false prophetess whom Jesus warned the church in Thyatira not to follow. She encouraged her followers to be promiscuous and to eat food sacrificed to idols. Jesus gave her a chance to repent of her sins, but she did not; thus, Jesus promised to punish her.

Judas of Straight Street in Damascus

When he went blind at his conversion experience, Paul the Apostle stayed at the home of a man named Judas who lived on Straight Street in Damascus. Then, Jesus told Ananias to go to Judas' house and restore Paul's sight.

Julia

Julia was a Christian woman at Rome to whom Paul sent his salutations in, supposed to be the wife of Philologus.

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Levi

Levi was the name of two minor figures mentioned in the Bible. For the more famous biblical character by this name, see Levi.

Mattatha

Mattatha is a figure who appears in the Genealogy of Jesus, in the version found in the Gospel of Luke.

Matthan

Matthan was the grandfather of Saint Joseph. He is mentioned in.

Matthat

Possibly also translated as Matthan.
A Christian of Jerusalem with whom Paul lodged. He was apparently a native of Cyprus, like Barnabas, and was well known to the Christians of Caesarea. He was an "old disciple", i.e., he had become a Christian in the beginning of the formation of the Church in Jerusalem.

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Naggai

Naggai is the name of a figure found in the genealogy of Jesus according to the Gospel of Luke.

[|Nahum]

Nahum, in addition to being the name of the well-known biblical prophet Nahum, is also the name of a figure mentioned in passing in Luke's version of the genealogy of Jesus. The Nahum of Luke has his name spelled Naum in the King James Version.

Naum

See Nahum.

Nereus

Nereus was a Christian mentioned with his unnamed sister in with other saints to whom Paul the Apostle sent greetings and salutations.

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Tryphosa

Tryphosa was a Christian mentioned in with other saints to whom Paul the apostle sent greetings and salutations.

Tyrannus

Tyrannus was the operator of a school in Ephesus which the apostle Paul used as a base according to