Shared Figures — Torah & Quran

Prophets, patriarchs, and figures who appear in both the Torah and the Quran, forming a bridge between the two scriptural traditions.

Torah Name	Quran Name	Hebrew	Arabic	Role
Adam	Ādam	אָדָם	آدم	First human, created by God
Noah	Nūḥ	נֹחַ	نوح	Prophet who survived the great flood
Abraham	Ibrāhīm	אַבְרָהָם	إبراهيم	Father of monotheism, patriarch of nations
Sarah	Sārah	שָׂרָה	سارة	Wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac
Hagar	Hājar	הָגָר	هاجر	Mother of Ishmael
Ishmael	Ismāʿīl	יִשְׁמָעֵאל	إسماعيل	Son of Abraham and Hagar, patriarch of Arab nations
Isaac	Isḥāq	יִצְחָק	إسحاق	Son of Abraham and Sarah, patriarch
Jacob	Yaʿqūb	יַעֲקֹב	يعقوب	Patriarch, father of the twelve tribes
Joseph	Yūsuf	יוֹסֵף	يوسف	Dreamer, ruler in Egypt
Moses	Mūsā	מֹשֶׁה	موسى	Lawgiver, liberator, prophet
Aaron	Hārūn	אַהֲרֹן	هارون	Brother of Moses, first priest
Lot	Lūṭ	לוֹט	لوط	Nephew of Abraham, survivor of Sodom’s destruction
Pharaoh	Firʿawn	פַּרְעֹה	فرعون	Ruler of Egypt, antagonist of Moses
Miriam	Maryam bint ʿImrān	מִרְיָם	مريم	Sister of Moses and Aaron

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