Bible Person

Joel

Meaning: he that wills or commands · Male · 1 cross reference

This Joel entry refers to a Reubenite ancestor in 1 Chronicles 5:4 and the father of Shemaiah, not to the prophet or the other figures of the same name. He belongs to the preserved family record of the eastern tribes. First appears in 1 Chr 5:4.1

AI summary: This Joel matters because his single cross reference carries a Reubenite line forward through a remembered father-son link. Even a brief paternal notice contributes to the continuity and structure of the tribal memory east of the Jordan. Taken together, the material presents this Joel as a genealogical figure in Reuben's preserved lineage.1

Central Figure

Joel

Meaning: he that wills or commands