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Carlo Maratta: Bathsheba at the Bath
Bathsheba
biblical figure
Moses and the Ten Commandments
Moses
Hebrew prophet
József Molnár: The March of Abraham
Abraham
Hebrew patriarch
Rembrandt: Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem
Jeremiah
Hebrew prophet
Aaron, detail of a 3rd-century fresco from the synagogue at Doura-Europus, Syria; in the National Museum, Damascus
Aaron
biblical figure
Samuel
Samuel
Hebrew prophet
David
David
king of Israel
King Saul
Saul
king of Israel
Peter Paul Rubens: The Judgment of Solomon
Solomon
king of Israel
Elijah
Elijah
Hebrew prophet
Ezra, Hebrew religious leader in the 5th–4th century bce
Ezra
Hebrew religious leader
Ezekiel
Ezekiel
Hebrew prophet
Melchizedek
Melchizedek
biblical figure
Doré, Gustave: Deborah's Song of Triumph
Deborah
biblical figure
Ahab; Elijah
Ahab
king of Israel
Josiah
king of Judah
Samson
Samson
biblical figure
Nehemiah
Nehemiah
Jewish leader
Joshua
Hebrew leader
Jehu
king of Israel