List of people in both the Bible and the Quran
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The Bible and Quran have many characters in common.
Bible (English) | Quran (Arabic) | Hebrew | Notes |
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Aaron | Hārūn | Aharon | |
Abel | Hābīl | Hebel | |
Abraham | Ibrāhīm | Avraham | |
Adam | Ādam | Adam | |
Eve | Ḥawwā | Chawwah | |
Amram | ʿImrān | Amram | |
Cain | Qābīl | Kayin | |
David | Dāwud | Dawid | |
The Apostles | al-Hawariyyūn | ||
Eber | Hūd | ||
Elijah (Elias) | Ilyās | ||
Elisha | al-Yasa‘ | ||
Enoch | Idrīs | ||
Ezekiel | Ðū l-Kifl | ||
Ezra | ʿUzayr | ||
Gabriel | Jibrīl | ||
Gog and Magog | Ya'juj and Ma'juj | ||
Goliath | Jālūṭṭ | ||
Haman | Hāmān | ||
Isaac | Isħāq | ||
Ishmael | Ismāʿīl | ||
Jacob | Yaʿqūb | ||
Jethro, Reuel, Hobab | Šuʿayb | ||
Jesus | ʿĪsā | ||
Joachim or Heli | Imraan | ||
Job | ʾAyyūb | ||
John the Baptist | Yaḥyā | Yaḥyā means 'living' as opposed to Yūḥānna ('graceful'), which comes from Hebrew Yoḥanan. | |
Jonah | Yūnus | Possibly derived from Greek Ionas | |
Joseph | Yūsuf | ||
Joseph's brothers | Yūsuf's brothers | The Bible names them; the Quran does not. | |
Korah | Qārūn | ||
Lot | Lūṭ | ||
Lot's wife | Lūṭ's wife | ||
Magog | Majuj | ||
Mary | Maryam | ||
Miriam | Mūsā's sister | ||
Michael | Mīkāeel | ||
Moses | Mūsā | ||
Noah | Nūḥ | ||
Pharaoh | Firʿawn | ||
Potiphar | al-ʿAzīz | Literally 'the Mighty' | |
Potiphar's wife | al-ʿAzīz's wife; Zulaykha | Her Islamic name comes from tradition. | |
Queen of Sheba | Queen of Sabaʾ; Bilqīs | The name Bilqīs or Balqīs comes from ancient Arabic tradition. | |
Samuel | Ṣamū‘īl, Ṣamawāl but mentioned in the ahadith as Šamʿūn | His Islamic name comes from tradition. | |
Saul the King | Ṭālūt | Literally 'Tall'; Meant to rhyme with Lūṭ or Jālūṭ. | |
Devil or Satan | Iblīs or Shaytān | Literally 'Despaired'; Possibly derived from Greek Diabolus. | |
Shem, Ham, and Japheth | Nūh's sons | ||
Solomon | Sulaymān | ||
Terah | Sunni Islam: Āzar, Shia Islam: Tāraḥ/Tārakḥ | There is a disagreement with regards to Āzar being Abraham's biological father or uncle.[1][2][3] It is claimed that Āzar is derived from Syriac Āthar (See Church History (Eusebius)[citation needed]), which is derived from Hebrew Táraḥ, Thara or Zarah. | |
Zechariah | Zakariyyā | ||
Zimri (prince) | al-Samiri (Islamic figure) | Al-Samīri is derived from Eastern Syriac 'Zamri, which is derived from Hebrew Zimri. |
Sarah, Zipporah, Elizabeth, Jochebed, Lot's wife, and Noah's wife are mentioned, but unnamed in the Quran. Eve and Elizabeth have the respective names Hawwa and al-Isbat in Islamic tradition.
See also
- List of characters and names mentioned in the Quran
- Table of prophets of Abrahamic religions
- Arabic names and their biblical equivalent