Joed

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Nehemiah 11:7.

Holman Bible Dictionary

Nehemiah 11:7

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

JOED . A Benjamite ( Nehemiah 11:7 ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Son of Pedaiah, a Benjamite. Nehemiah 11:7 .

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Jo'ed. (for whom Jehovah is witness). A Benjamite, the son of Pedaiah. Nehemiah 11:7.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

jō´ed ( יועד , yō‛ēdh , "Yahweh is witness"): A "son" of Benjamin ( Nehemiah 11:7 ), wanting in 1 Chronicles 9:7 .

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Yoed', יוֹעֵד, Jehovah is his witness; Sept. Ι᾿ωάδ ), son of Pedaiah, father of Meshullam, and grandfather of Sallu, which last was one of the Benjamites who resided in Jerusalem after the captivity (Nehemiah 11:7). B.C. considerably ante 538.

(Heb. Yoë l', יוֹאֵל, Jehovah is his God; Sept. and N.T. Ι᾿ωήλ ), the name of at least twelve men.

1. The oldest of the two sons of Samuel, appointed by him as judges in Beer-sheba, where their maladministration led to the popular desire for a monarchy (1 Samuel 8:2). (See Samuel). In 1 Chronicles 6:28, by a clerical error, he is called VASHNI (See Vashni) (q.v.). B.C. cir. 1094. He appears to have been the father of Heman, the Levitical singer (1 Chronicles 6:33; 1 Chronicles 15:17).

2. A descendant of Reuben (but by what line does not appear), and father of Shemaiah or Shema, several incidents in the history of whose posterity are related (1 Chronicles 5:4; 1 Chronicles 5:8). B.C. considerably ante 1092. 3. Brother of Nathan of Zobah, and one of David's famous warriors (1 Chronicles 11:38); called IGAL (See Igal) (q.v.) in the parallel passage (2 Samuel 23:36);

4. The third named of the four sons of Izrahiah, a chieftain of the tribe of Issachar (1 Chronicles 7:3). B.C. prob. cir. 1017.

5. A chief Levite of the family of Gershom, at the head of 130 Temple servitors (1 Chronicles 15:7; 1 Chronicles 15:11); probably the same with the third of the "sons" of Laadan (1 Chronicles 23:8), and also with the son of Jehiel, who, with Zetham his brother, had charge of the "treasures of the house of the Lord" (1 Chronicles 26:22). B.C. 1042.

6. Son of Pedaiah, and prince of the half tribe of Manasseh west (1 Chronicles 27:20). B.C. 1014.

7. Son of Pethuel, and second of the twelve minor prophets (Joel 1:1). His history is only known from the contents of the book that bears his name.