This presentation will argue for the personal status of the human embryo from the moment of conception, based on an analysis of key biblical texts such as Psalm 139:13-16 and the infancy narratives of Luke (Lk.1:26-45). It will be argued that the direct involvement of God in the processes of conception and prenatal development, and the application of theological categories such as election, naming, consecration, calling, sin, and sanctification to the embryonic human in utero, indicate that God, the creator and sustainer of human life, treats the embryonic human as a person, and that consequently, human societies should as well. The presentation will respond to several objections to the “personhood from conception” understanding of these biblical texts, including: the retrospective point of view of the biblical writers in the use of personal language in relation to the embryonic human; the pre-modern notions of embryological development that may be presupposed in the biblical texts; and the “Cartesian” assumption that human consciousness is the essence of human personhood. It will be argued that such objections are not compelling, and that the biblical and theological arguments for personal status of the embryonic human being are consistent with arguments that can be developed from the perspectives of science and philosophy.