Joel

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:



  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 Ż(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.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Joel, he that wills or commands