Category: People in Tanakh

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Adam

First man on Earth. Husband of Eve. Lived in Gan Eden.

Hebrew: אָדָם / אדם (milra)

aka Avram. Husband of Sarah. Father of Yitzchak and Yishmael.

Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם / אברהם

English: Abraham

First woman. Wife of Adam. Lived in Gan Eden.

Hebrew: חַוָּה / חוה (milra)

Alternate: Chavah

Academic: Ḥavah

English: Eve

Second parasha in Chumash Bereshit. Son of Lamech, father of Shem, Ham and Yafet. Famous for building the Teva.

Hebrew: נֹחַ / נח
No~ach

Alternate: No’ach / No’ah

Academic: Noʾaḥ

English: Noah

Avram
Ham
Lamech
Sarai
Shem
Terach
Yafet

Bavel

aka Sarai. Wife of Avraham. Mother of Yizchak.

Hebrew: שָׂרָה / שרה (milra)

Name of country and name given to Yaakov in parashat Vayishlach

Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל / ישראל
Yis~ra~~el

English: Israel