Joel
Also called Vashni
Mentioned 1111–1041 BC traditional (Jones)
The oldest of Samuel’s two sons appointed by him as judges in Beersheba (1 Sam. 8:2).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 44th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the Judges, 1450–1051 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Abiah, Heman, Samuel, Asaph, Berechiah, Jeduthun, Kishi, and Merari.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Joel, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- likely location: Beersheba1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1136–1016 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 3 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
4 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Joel 21Vashni 0 |
| KJV | Joel 20Vashni 1 |
| ASV | Joel 21Vashni 0 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 4 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
1 Samuel1 verse
- 8:2
The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba.
1 Chronicles3 verses
- 6:28
The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son.
- 6:33
These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
- 15:17
So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
The oldest of Samuel’s two sons appointed by him as judges in Beersheba (1 Sam. 8:2).