Sacred Atlas
Hagiographies

Lives across the scriptures.

Prophets, patriarchs, kings, teachers. Each dossier gathers a figure's appearances across every tradition that claims them — with the Hebrew, Arabic, or Sanskrit name included and the principal passages linked.

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54
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Cross-trad.
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Adam
Primordial
ChristianityJudaismIslam
Noah
Flood narrative
ChristianityJudaismIslam
Abraham
c. 1800 BCE (traditional)
ChristianityJudaismIslam
Moses
c. 1300 BCE (traditional)
ChristianityJudaismIslam
David
c. 1010 – 970 BCE
ChristianityJudaismIslam
Solomon
c. 970 – 931 BCE
ChristianityJudaismIslam
Isaiah
c. 740 – 680 BCE
ChristianityJudaism
John the Baptist
c. 4 BCE – c. 30 CE
ChristianityIslam
Mary
c. 18 BCE – c. 45 CE
ChristianityIslam
Jesus
c. 4 BCE – c. 30 CE
ChristianityIslam
Paul the Apostle
c. 5 BCE – 67 CE
Christianity
Muhammad
c. 570 – 632 CE
Islam
Siddhartha Gautama
c. 563 – c. 483 BCE (traditional)
Buddhism
Krishna
Dvapara Yuga (traditional)
Hinduism
Arjuna
Dvapara Yuga (traditional)
Hinduism
Laozi
6th century BCE (traditional)
Taoism
Simon Peter
c. 1 BCE – c. 64–68 CE
Christianity
John the Apostle
c. 6 – c. 100 CE
Christianity
Ishmael
patriarchal era
JudaismChristianityIslam
Joseph son of Jacob
patriarchal era
ChristianityJudaismIslam
Hagar
c. 2000 BCE
JudaismChristianityIslam
Sarah
c. 2000 BCE
JudaismChristianityIslam
Rebekah
c. 1900 BCE
JudaismChristianity
Rachel
c. 1800 BCE
JudaismChristianity
Leah
c. 1800 BCE
JudaismChristianity
Jacob
c. 1800 BCE
JudaismChristianityIslam
Aaron
c. 1300 BCE
JudaismChristianityIslam
Miriam
c. 1300 BCE
JudaismChristianity
Joshua
c. 1200 BCE
JudaismChristianity
Samuel
c. 1100 BCE
JudaismChristianity
Elijah
c. 900 BCE
JudaismChristianityIslam
Elisha
c. 850 BCE
JudaismChristianity
Daniel
c. 600 BCE
JudaismChristianityIslam
Ezekiel
c. 570 BCE
JudaismChristianity
Ruth
c. 1000 BCE
JudaismChristianity
Esther
c. 480 BCE
JudaismChristianity
Ezra
c. 450 BCE
JudaismChristianity
Mary Magdalene
c. 30 CE
Christianity
Martha
c. 30 CE
Christianity
Lazarus
c. 30 CE
Christianity
Judas Iscariot
c. 30 CE
Christianity
James
c. 62 CE
Christianity
Khadijah
c. 619 CE
Islam
Aisha
c. 678 CE
Islam
Fatima
c. 632 CE
Islam
Ali
c. 661 CE
Islam
Ananda
c. 480 BCE
Buddhism
Ashoka
c. 232 BCE
Buddhism
Yudhishthira
c. 3000 BCE
Hinduism
Rama
c. 5000 BCE
Hinduism
Sita
c. 5000 BCE
Hinduism
Hanuman
c. 5000 BCE
Hinduism
Confucius
c. 551–479 BCE
Confucianism
Zarathustra
c. 1500–1000 BCE (debated; some scholars place him c. 600 BCE)
Zoroastrianism