People — I
Biblical names starting with the letter I — click any entry to open its page when available.
10 names
Irad
Descendant in Cain's line
Genesis 4GenealogyIsaac
Named with Abraham and Jacob when Yahweh swears the country to their descendants
Genesis 17, 21-28, 35, 48-50Exodus 2-4, 32-33Patriarchal familyIscah
Daughter of Haran
Genesis 11Family lineIshbak
Son of Abraham and Keturah
Genesis 25Family lineIshmael
Abraham's son by Hagar; Esau marries his daughter Mahalath in Genesis 28
Genesis 16-17, 21, 25, 28Patriarchal familyIshmaelites
Traders from Gilead who buy Joseph for twenty shekels of silver and sell him to Potiphar in Egypt in Genesis 37-39
Genesis 37, 39People groupIsraelites
Whenever the cloud rises from the Dwelling they resume their march; if it stays they wait
Exodus 1-5, 11-36, 38-40People groupIsraelites' Foremen
Hebrew overseers flogged for missed brick quotas; appeal to Pharaoh and blame Moses and Aaron
Exodus 5HebrewIssachar
Jacob's son likened in Genesis 49 to a strong donkey who bows to forced labour
Genesis 30, 46, 49Patriarchal familyIthamar
Aaron's son; by Moses' order he produces the accounts of the Dwelling, the work of Levites
Exodus 6, 28, 38HebrewLevitePriest