Bible Person
Meaning: chiding · Male · 1 cross reference
This Joiarib entry refers to the man of understanding named in Ezra 8:16, not to the Judahite ancestor in Nehemiah 11. He belongs to the group Ezra relies on when seeking suitable ministers for the house of God. First appears in Ezra 8:16.1
AI summary: This Joiarib matters because his single cross reference places him among the capable men Ezra sends to secure needed temple servants for the journey. The entry helps show that restoration required discernment, organization, and practical initiative as well as devotion. Taken together, the material presents this Joiarib as a helper in preparing the return mission.1
Central Figure
Joiarib
Meaning: chiding
Ezra 8:16, a “man of understanding” whom Ezra sent to “bring ministers for the house of God.”
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Ezra |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.