List of people in both the Bible and the Quran
The Bible and Quran have many characters in common.
| Bible (English) | Quran (Arabic) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron | Hārūn | |
| Abel | Hābīl | |
| Abraham | Ibrāhīm | |
| Adam | Ādam | |
| Eve | Ḥawwā | |
| Amram | ʿImrān | |
| Cain | Qābīl | |
| David | Dāwud | |
| 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 | Āzar | Āzar is derived from Syriac Āthar (See Church History (Eusebius)), 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.
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