Bible Person

Joab

Meaning: paternity; voluntary · Male · 2 cross references

This Joab entry refers to the returnee family grouping paired with Jeshua in Ezra and Nehemiah, not to David's general. It belongs to the household-level recovery of Judah after exile. First appears in Ezra 2:6.1

AI summary: This Joab matters because the cross references place the name among the families returning to rebuild life in the land. Even when a name is better known from royal and military history, here it functions as a house-name within the social fabric of restoration. Taken together, the material presents this Joab as a returnee house contributing to the restored community of Judah.1

Central Figure

Joab

Meaning: paternity; voluntary

Ezra 2:6.