joel

2 definitions found

joel - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Joel
      n 1: a Hebrew minor prophet
      2: an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies [syn: Joel,
         Book of Joel]

joel - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  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 �(n/a).) (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.