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Joel

A man, in the time of Exile and Return · named in 1 verse

the name means Jehovah (is his) God Strong's Lexicon

Joel, the son of Zichri, was a Benjaminite leader in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

The oldest of Samuel's two sons appointed by him as judges in Beersheba (1 Sam. 8:2). (See VASHNI.)

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Zichri

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Nehemiah 11:9.

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Verses that name Joel