Editing List of major biblical figures (section)

==Hebrew Bible==
{{Adam to David|state=expanded}}
*[[Tubal-cain]]

===Prophets===
{{Prophets of the Tanakh|state=expanded|categories=no}}
*[[Samuel]]
*[[Enoch]]

===Kings===
{{Rulers of Ancient Israel|state=expanded|categories=no}}
*[[David]]
*[[Solomon]]

===Priests===
* [[Aaron]]
* [[Eleazar]]
* [[Eli (Judges)|Eli]]
* [[Phinehas]]

===Tribes of Israel===
According to the [[Book of Genesis]], the [[Israelites]] were descendants of the sons of [[Jacob]], who was renamed Israel after [[Jacob wrestling with the angel|wrestling with an angel]]. His twelve male children [[myth of origin|become the ancestors]] of the [[Twelve Tribes of Israel]].

* [[Tribe of Asher|Asher]]
* [[Tribe of Benjamin|Benjamin]]
* [[Tribe of Dan|Dan]]
* [[Tribe of Gad|Gad]]
* [[Tribe of Issachar|Issachar]]
* [[Tribe of Joseph|Joseph]], which was split into two tribes descended from his sons:
** [[Tribe of Ephraim]]
** [[Tribe of Manasseh]]
* [[Tribe of Judah|Judah]]
* [[Tribe of Levi|Levi]]
* [[Tribe of Naphtali|Naphtali]]
* [[Tribe of Reuben|Reuben]]
* [[Tribe of Simeon|Simeon]]
* [[Tribe of Zebulun|Zebulun]]