Bible Person

Joah

Meaning: fraternity; brother of the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Joah entry refers to one of the sons of Obed-edom in 1 Chronicles 26, not to the Levites in Hezekiah's reform or the recorder under Josiah. He belongs to the household associated with gatekeeping service at the sanctuary. First appears in 1 Chr 26:4.1

AI summary: This Joah matters because his single cross reference places him within a family especially remembered for competence and service in temple duties. The entry helps show that sanctuary care was sustained through named households across generations. Taken together, the material presents this Joah as a family figure in the gatekeeping tradition.1