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Luke

Explore the people and evidence recorded for the book of Luke. Entries follow their first cited passage in the selected text.

People recorded in this book 144

Recorded names may include people recalled from earlier stories. Each entry keeps its existing source identity.

  • Theophilus

    the recipient/audience of Luke's account

    Supporting Scripture
    Open person record

  • Aaron

    brother of Moses and Levitical priest

    Supporting Scripture
    Open person record

  • Abijah

    eighth-chosen priest for the twenty-four courses

    Supporting Scripture
    Open person record

  • Elizabeth

    wife of Zacharias

    Sample references (3 of 8)
    Open person record

  • Herod

    the king

    Recorded names: Herod · King of Judea

    Supporting Scripture
    Open person record

  • Zacharias

    the priest father of John the Baptist

    Sample references (3 of 9)
    Open person record

  • God

    Holy, Holy, Holy and too many others to fit here

    Recorded names: God · Lord · LORD God

    The source combines God/LORD and Jesus mentions in one shared record. Names here come from the selected passages; the family tree labels that record Jesus.

    Sample references (3 of 314)
    Open person record

  • John

    the baptist

    Recorded names: John · Prophet of the Most High · John the Baptist

    Sample references (3 of 25)
    Open person record

  • Elijah

    the prophet, Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead

    Sample references (3 of 7)
    Open person record

  • Gabriel

    instructed to give Daniel an understanding of a vision

    Supporting Scripture
    Open person record

  • David

    son of Jesse, King of Israel

    Recorded names: David · David My servant

    Sample references (3 of 10)
    Open person record

  • Joseph

    son of Jacob in the lineage of the Messiah

    Sample references (3 of 5)
    Open person record

  • Mary

    wife of Joseph, and mother of the Messiah

    Sample references (3 of 13)
    Open person record

  • Jacob

    second-born son of Isaac

    Recorded names: Jacob · Israel

    Sample references (3 of 4)
    Open person record

  • Abraham

    son of Terah

    Recorded names: Abraham · Abraham our father

    Explorer record: Abram

    Sample references (3 of 13)
    Open person record

  • Caesar Augustus

    Caesar at the time of Jesus' incarnation

    Supporting Scripture
    Open person record

  • Quirinius

    govern of Syria when the census at the time of Jesus' birth occurred

    Recorded names: Governor of Syria · Quirinius

    Supporting Scripture
    Open person record

  • Moses

    led Israel out of Egypt in the Exodus

    Sample references (3 of 10)
    Open person record

  • Simeon

    the righteous and devout man in Jerusalem looking for the consolation of Israel

    Supporting Scripture
    Open person record

  • Anna

    the prophetess

    Supporting Scripture
    Open person record

Events referenced in this book 17

Includes earlier events recalled in this book. Passage order and historical dates describe different aspects of the record.

Places linked through referenced events 3

Reviewed places associated with the cited events. These associations do not form a complete list of places mentioned in the book or prove that every supporting verse names the place.