People of the Bible

Joel (1 Chronicles 15:7)

The name Joel means “he that wills or commands.” Joel is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 15:7.

Who was Joel?

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

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Joel

  • 1 Chronicles 15:7

    Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:

  • 1 Chronicles 15:11

    And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

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