5 others in the registry answer to the name Mary. Every Mary in the Bible
- verses
- 20
- first named
- Matthew 1:16
- last named
- Acts 1:14
- period
- the New Testament
- tribe
- Levi
Description
Who was Mary?
Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a young Jewish woman from Nazareth betrothed to Joseph, a descendant of David. She was likely a sister of Salome (see Jhn.19.25 and Gosple of Thomas but contra Diatessaron). Before their marriage, an angel appeared to Mary, announcing that she would conceive a child by the Holy Spirit and name Him Jesus. Mary humbly accepted this divine plan, and the virgin birth of Jesus fulfilled the prophecy of the Messiah (Mat.1.16, 18, 20; Luk.1.26-38). After Jesus' birth in Bethlehem, Mary and Joseph presented Him at the temple, where Simeon prophesied that a sword would pierce her soul (Luk.2.5, 16, 19, 34). Mary treasured these events in her heart. She and Joseph raised Jesus in Nazareth, and He was known as the son of Mary (Mat.13.55; Mrk.6.3). During Jesus' crucifixion, Mary stood near the cross with other women, including her sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene (Mat.27.56, 61; Mrk.15.40, 47). After Jesus' resurrection, Mary was among the women who went to the tomb and later informed the disciples (Mat.28.1; Mrk.16.1; Luk.24.10). In the early church, Mary joined the disciples in prayer as they awaited the coming of the Holy Spirit (Act.1.14).
Relations
Direct connections
Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.
The 10 best-attested of 27 are drawn. All 27 are listed below.
Associated with
Child of
- Heliregistry, no verse
- wife of Heliregistry, no verse
Mother of
- Jamesregistry, no verse
- JesusregistryMatthew 1:18Matthew 2:11Acts 1:14 +1
- Joses — first named at Matthew 13:55registry, no verse
- Juderegistry, no verse
- Simonregistry, no verse
- Joses — first named at Matthew 27:56Mark 15:47
Sibling of
- Salomeregistry, no versewhich bearer is the source’s decision
Spouse of
- JosephregistryMatthew 1:16Matthew 1:19Matthew 1:24 +1
Took part in
Stands in the same events as
Places
Where this happens
The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.
Read it
Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 20, across 4 books.
Onward
Where this page goes
Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.
Where they appear
Chapter by chapter
Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- Matthew 2Mary was with the Child when the Magi arrived and was carried with Him by Joseph to Egypt and back.
- Matthew 13Mary was named as Jesus’s mother when the people of his hometown questioned his wisdom.
- Luke 1Mary receives Gabriel’s announcement, visits Elizabeth, sings of God’s mighty deeds, and returns home.
- Luke 2Mary gives birth to Jesus, brings him to Jerusalem, searches for him, and treasures these things in her heart.
Sources