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Delilah

woman described in the Book of Judges

Female - Old Testament

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Demas

Biblical character

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Demetrius (biblical figure)

New Testament

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Deuel

father of Eliasaph (tribe of Gad)

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Dibri

male human biblical figure in Leviticus 24:11, father of Shelomith

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Dinah

daughter of Jacob in Hebrew Bible

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Dionysius the Areopagite

New Testament

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Diotrephes

human biblical figure in Third Epistle of John:9-10

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Disciple (Christianity)

New Testament

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Doeg the Edomite

biblical character (First Book of Samuel)

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Dorcas

biblical character (raising of Tabitha)

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Drusilla (daughter of Herod Agrippa)

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The Bible is replete with complex and interesting characters. They have their place in Judeo-Christian history, in the lessons of the bible, and in greater western literature, where references to them are numerous.

These pages provide listings through which summary information on each figure can be accessed. Use the search tools to filter the alphabetic list by name or by Testament. Images in the list and on each detail page can be enlarged for viewing by clicking on them.

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