Joel
Joel, the firstborn son of Samuel, served as a judge in Israel but did not walk in his father's ways.
The name Joel means “he that wills or commands”
MaleLeviteTribe of LeviUnited Monarchy eraOld Testament2 books4 verses
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Alternative names
- יוֹאֵלJoel
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- The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
- The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son.
- These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
- So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;