Solomon

male
Jewish, Major figure of the Hebrew Bible, Prophet of the Hebrew Bible, Jewish royalty, King of ancient Judah, monarch…Tanakh, MajorTanakhfigure
King Solomon is a figure described in Middle Eastern scriptures as a wise ruler of an empire centred on the united Kingdom of Israel. Legends say...

Esther

female
Jewish, Major figure of the Hebrew Bible, Prophet of the Hebrew Bible, prophet, Ahasuerus, persian…MajorTanakhfigure
Esther, born Hadassah, was a woman in the Hebrew Bible, the queen of Ahasuerus (commonly identified with either Xerxes I or Artaxerxes II), and...

Abner

male
Major figure of the Hebrew Bible, Book of Samuel, Gibeon, Biblical murder victim, battle of Gilboa, Mahanaim…MajorTanakhfigure
In the Book of Samuel, Abner (Biblical Hebrew for "father of [or is a] light"), is first cousin to Saul and commander-in-chief of his army (1...

Hannah

female
Jewish, Major figure of the Hebrew Bible, Prophet of the Hebrew Bible, Old Testament saint, prophet, Kohen Gadol…MajorTanakhfigure
Hannah (also occasionally transliterated as Chana) was a wife of Elkanah mentioned in the Books of Samuel. According to the Hebrew Bible she was...

Joab

male
Major figure of the Hebrew Bible, books of Samuel, Yoʾav, Standard Hebrew, Tiberian Hebrew, Mount Zion…MajorTanakhfigure
Joab (יוֹאָב "The LORD is father", Standard Hebrew Yoʾav, Tiberian Hebrew Yôʾāḇ) was the nephew of King David, the son of Zeruiah in the Bible. H...

Vashti

female
Major figure of the Hebrew Bible, persian, hebrew bible, Achaemenid dynasty, Queen consort, old testament…MajorTanakhfigure
Vashti (ושתי) is mentioned in the Book of Esther, a book included in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament).