People — E
Biblical names starting with the letter E — click any entry to open its page when available.
19 names
Eber
Descendant of Shem · Father of Peleg and Joktan
Genesis 10-11GenealogyEdom
Name of Esau and the land where his descendants settle in Seir in Genesis 36
Genesis 25, 36Patriarchal familyEgyptians
People of Egypt who will not eat with Hebrews in Joseph's household and hear Joseph weeping when he reveals himself to his brothers in Genesis 45
Genesis 12, 16, 39, 41, 43, 45People groupElam
Son of Shem; also a kingdom in Genesis 14
Genesis 10-14Shemite lineEldaah
Son of Midian in Keturah's line through Abraham
Genesis 25Family lineEliphaz
Esau's firstborn son by Adah; ancestor of Teman and Amalek in Genesis 36
Genesis 36Edomite lineElishah
Son of Javan
Genesis 10Japheth lineElon
Hittite father of Basemath
Genesis 26Family lineEmim
People defeated in the eastern kings' campaign
Genesis 14People groupEnoch
Name in early genealogies, including one who walked with God
Genesis 4-5GenealogyEnosh
Son of Seth in Adam's line
Genesis 4-5GenealogyEphah
Son of Midian in Keturah's line through Abraham
Genesis 25Family lineEpher
Son of Midian in Keturah's line through Abraham
Genesis 25Family lineEphraim
Joseph's second son by Asenath, named for fruitfulness in Egypt; ancestor of the tribe of Ephraim in Genesis 41
Genesis 41Patriarchal familyEphron
Hittite whose field at Machpelah became Abraham's burial site
Genesis 23, 25HittiteEr
Judah's firstborn son, married to Tamar and killed by Yahweh in Genesis 38
Genesis 38Patriarchal familyEsau
Firstborn twin, also called Edom; Genesis 36 records his descendants, chieftains, and kings in Seir
Genesis 25-36Patriarchal familyEshcol
Amorite ally of Abram and brother of Mamre
Genesis 14AllyEve
First woman · Mother of all the living
Genesis 2-4Early Genesis