New Testament booksNew Testament · 28 chapters

Matthew

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

People recorded in this book 95

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

Jesus
Holy, Holy, Holy and too many others to fit here
Recorded names: Jesus · Son of Abraham · Son of David
Explorer record: 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 303)
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Abraham
son of Terah
Explorer record: Abram
Sample references (3 of 4)
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Isaac
son of Abraham and Sarah
Supporting Scripture
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Jacob
second-born son of Isaac
Recorded names: Jacob · Israel
Sample references (3 of 5)
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Judah
fourth-born son of Jacob, son of Leah
Supporting Scripture
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Hezron
son of Perez and grandson of Judah
Supporting Scripture
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Perez
son of Judah and Tamar
Supporting Scripture
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Ram
son of Hezron in the lineage of King David
Supporting Scripture
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Tamar
wife of Er, and mother of Perez and Zerah by Judah
Supporting Scripture
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Zerah
son of Judah and Tamar
Supporting Scripture
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Amminadab
father of Elisheba
Supporting Scripture
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Nahshon
son of Amminadab and brother of Elisheba, head of the tribe of Judah during the census
Supporting Scripture
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Salmon
son of Nahshon and father of Boaz in the lineage of King David
Supporting Scripture
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Boaz
kinsman of Naomi's husband who redeemed Ruth
Supporting Scripture
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Jesse
father of David
Supporting Scripture
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Obed
son of Ruth and father of Jesse
Supporting Scripture
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Rahab
the harlot of Jericho
Supporting Scripture
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Ruth
the Moabitess
Supporting Scripture
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Bathsheba
daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah
Supporting Scripture
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David
son of Jesse, King of Israel
Sample references (3 of 5)
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Events referenced in this book 17

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

Birth of Jesus
Birth · 5 BC · Approximate date
Supporting Scripture
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Herod orders the killing of Bethlehem's boys
Killing · 5 BC · Approximate date
Supporting Scripture
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Joseph and Mary settle in Nazareth with Jesus
Settlement · 4 BC · Approximate date
Supporting Scripture
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Jesus is baptized
Unique · 27 AD · Approximate date
Supporting Scripture
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Jesus is tempted in the wilderness
Unique · 27 AD · Approximate date
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Jesus calls his first disciples
Begin · 27 AD · Approximate date
Supporting Scripture
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Jesus preaches throughout Galilee
Ministry · 28 AD · Approximate date
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Jesus gives the Sermon on the Mount
Teaching · 28 AD · Approximate date
Supporting Scripture
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Jesus heals a centurion's servant
Healing · 28 AD · Approximate date
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Jesus sends out the Twelve
Commission · 31 AD · Approximate date
Supporting Scripture
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Jesus foretells his death and resurrection
Teaching · 32 AD · Approximate date
Sample references (3 of 8)
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The Transfiguration
Unique · 32 AD · Approximate date
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Jesus enters Jerusalem
Travel · 33 AD · Approximate date
Supporting Scripture
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Jesus teaches after the fig tree withers
Teaching · 33 AD · Date uncertain
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Jewish leaders plot to kill Jesus
Plot · 33 AD · Date uncertain
Sample references (3 of 5)
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Judas returns the silver and dies
Death · 33 AD · Date uncertain
Sample references (3 of 8)
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Jesus is led to Golgotha
Journey · 33 AD · Date uncertain
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Places linked through referenced events 4

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.

Bethlehem
Location confidence: high · point
Supporting event evidence
- Via Birth of Jesus · Association confidence: high
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Jordan
Location confidence: high · linear or regional
Supporting event evidence
- Via Jesus is baptized · Association confidence: high
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Galilee
Location confidence: high · regional
Supporting event evidence
- Via Jesus calls his first disciples · Association confidence: high
- Via Jesus gives the Sermon on the Mount · Association confidence: high
- Via Jesus sends out the Twelve · Association confidence: high
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Jerusalem
Location confidence: high · point
Supporting event evidence
- Via Jesus enters Jerusalem · Association confidence: high
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Directories show the project's recorded associations, with coverage that varies by book and chapter. They are study aids with links to the supporting evidence.

Structured data and book metadata: Brady Stephenson, bible-data, CC BY 4.0. Scripture Trace adapts names and presentation. Sources and limitations.

Scripture Trace selected a bounded subset; revised titles, descriptions, event types, chronology and confidence; reviewed overlap and parallel accounts; retained Scripture evidence; and omitted unresolved people and places. Adapted from Theographic Bible Metadata by Robert Rouse / Viz.Bible, distributed through Gnosis v0.9.3, CC BY-SA 4.0. CC BY-SA 4.0 applies to the adapted Theographic event dataset and Scripture Trace's contributions to that adaptation. Separately identified application code, existing curated events, and public-domain Scripture evidence retain their own terms. Use does not imply endorsement by Robert Rouse, Viz.Bible, Theographic, Gnosis, or Gnosis contributors.