Father of Shema living in Reubenite lands
Joel
Named in 1 verse of 1 Chronicles, first in 1 Chronicles 5:8.
יוֹאֵלJoel
The name means “he that wills or commands.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
- Children
- Shema
- People
- Tribe of Reuben
About Joel Written by AI
Joel is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 5:8 among Reubenite genealogies (1Chr 5.3-10). His son Shema lived in and area that stretched from Reuben into neighbouring Gad..
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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
This entry is on the name Joel, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.
Jehovah is his God. (1.) The oldest of Samuel’s two sons appointed by him as judges in Beersheba (1 Sam. 8:2). (See VASHNI.) (2.) A descendant of Reuben (1 Chr. 5:4,8). (3.) One of David’s famous warriors (1 Chr. 11:38). (4.) A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr. 15:7, 11). (5.) 1 Chr. 7:3. (6.) 1 Chr. 27:20. (7.) The second of the twelve minor prophets. He was the son of Pethuel. His personal history is only known from his book.
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- 1 Chronicles 5:8
and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
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