List of people in both the Bible and the Quran

The Bible and Qur'an have many characters in common.

Bible (English) Qur'anic pronunciation (Arabic) Notes (Origin of Name)
Aaron Hārūn
Abel Hābīl His Islamic name comes from tradition
Abraham Ibrāhīm Possibly meant to rhyme with Ismā‘īl
Adam Ādam
Eve Ḥawwā
Amram ʿImrān
Cain Qābīl His Islamic name comes from tradition; Meant to rhyme with Hābīl (Abel)
David Dāwad
The Apostles al-Hawariyyūn Literally "The white-garbed"
Eber Hūd This equivalence is highly uncertain, and they are etymologically unrelated
Elijah (Elias) Ilyās Possibly derived from Greek Elías
Elisha al-Yasa This equivalence is uncertain, but etymologically related
Enoch Idrīs Literally "Studious"; This equivalence is uncertain, and they are etymologically unrelated
Ezekiel Ðū l-Kifl Literally "Twin-Folded" or "Possessor of Double"; This equivalence is somewhat uncertain
Ezra ʿUzayr This equivalence is somewhat uncertain, but etymologically related
Gabriel Jibrīl
Gog and Magog Ya'juj and Ma'juj
Goliath Jālūṭ Possibly meant to rhyme with Lūṭ or Ṭālūṭ
Haman Hāmān Their equivalence is highly uncertain
Isaac Isħāq
Ishmael Ismāʿīl
Jacob Yaʿqūb
Jethro, Reuel, Hobab Šuʿayb This equivalence is highly uncertain, but all are Midianites
Jesus ʿĪsā ‘Īsā could be derived from Syriac Ēšūa‘(Ee-shoo-‘a) or Greek Iēsous, both of which directly come from Aramaic Yeshua.
Joachim or Heli ʿImrān The names are etymologically unrelated
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 Qur'an 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; Zulayxā 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 tue 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 Qur'an. Eve and Elizabeth have the names ’ and al-Isbat, respectively, in Islamic tradition.

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