'Souls' in the Bible

then those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,

and Joseph having sent, did call for his father Jacob, and all his kindred -- with seventy and five souls --

and the unbelieving Jews did stir up and made evil the souls of the nations against the brethren;

confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting to remain in the faith, and that through many tribulations it behoveth us to enter into the reign of God,

seeing we have heard that certain having gone forth from us did trouble you with words, subverting your souls, saying to be circumcised and to keep the law, to whom we did give no charge,

(and we were -- all the souls in the ship -- two hundred, seventy and six),