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Constellation

The Bible as a constellation

Every book, and every one of the 4,133 people and places the Bible names, drawn as one galaxy. The books form its two arms, the Old Testament one way and the New the other, with Jesus at the centre where they meet. Each person and place gathers near the books that name them. Choose a book to open its people and places, then follow their families and the places named with them. The names and family links come from STEPBible's TIPNR (CC BY), and the cross-references from OpenBible.info.

The books, and the books they’re most linked with

The Law

History

Wisdom and poetry

The Prophets

The Gospels

Acts

The Letters

Revelation

The people the Bible names most

  1. Israel · 2,578 verses, most in Numbers
  2. Jesus · 1,160 verses, most in John
  3. Judah · 1,023 verses, most in Jeremiah
  4. David · 964 verses, most in 1 Samuel
  5. Moses · 786 verses, most in Exodus
  6. Aaron · 333 verses, most in Exodus
  7. Levi · 329 verses, most in Numbers
  8. Saul · 327 verses, most in 1 Samuel
  9. Abraham · 275 verses, most in Genesis
  10. Solomon · 272 verses, most in 1 Kings
  11. Joseph · 197 verses, most in Genesis
  12. Joshua · 190 verses, most in Joshua
  13. Paul · 182 verses, most in Acts
  14. Peter · 179 verses, most in Acts
  15. Benjamin · 166 verses, most in Judges
  16. Ephraim · 159 verses, most in Hosea
  17. Jeremiah · 124 verses, most in Jeremiah
  18. Isaac · 123 verses, most in Genesis
  19. Samuel · 121 verses, most in 1 Samuel
  20. Joab · 120 verses, most in 2 Samuel
  21. Hezekiah · 116 verses, most in 2 Kings
  22. Manasseh · 112 verses, most in Joshua
  23. Pharaoh · 111 verses, most in Exodus
  24. Absalom · 92 verses, most in 2 Samuel
  25. Elijah · 92 verses, most in 1 Kings
  26. John · 89 verses, most in Matthew
  27. Nebuchadnezzar · 88 verses, most in Jeremiah
  28. Reuben · 85 verses, most in Joshua
  29. Esau · 84 verses, most in Genesis
  30. Jonathan · 82 verses, most in 1 Samuel