Joel

Jehovah is his God.

1) The oldest of Samuel's two sons appointed by him as judges in Beersheba (1 Sam. 8:2). (See VASHNI.)

2) A descendant of Reuben (1 Chr. 5:4, 8).

3) One of David's famous warriors (1 Chr. 11:38).

4) A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr. 15:7, 11).

5) 1 Chr. 7:3.

6) 1 Chr. 27:20.

7) The second of the twelve minor prophets. He was the son of Pethuel. His personal history is only known from his book.

Joel
he that wills or commands ...

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Joel
(to whom Jehovah is God). • Eldest son of Samuel the prophet, (1 Samuel 8:2; 1 Chronicles 6:33; 15:...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Barlow, Joel
(1754-1812) Poet, b. at Reading, Connecticut, served for a time as an army chaplain, and thereafter...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Joel, Book of
Joel was probably a resident in Judah, as his commission was to that people. He makes frequent menti...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Harris, Joel Chandler
(1848-1908) Writer of tales, etc., b. at Eatonton, Georgia, was successively printer, lawyer, and j...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin