Difference between revisions of "Joed"

<p> (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 (&nbsp;Nehemiah 11:7). B.C. considerably ante 538. </p> <p> (Heb. Yoë l', יוֹאֵל, [[Jehovah]] is his ''God;'' Sept. and N.T. Ι᾿ωήλ ), the name of at least twelve men. </p> <p> '''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 (&nbsp;1 Samuel 8:2). (See [[Samuel]]). In &nbsp;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 (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:33; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 15:17). </p> <p> '''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 (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 5:4; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 5:8). B.C. considerably ante 1092. '''3.''' [[Brother]] of [[Nathan]] of Zobah, and one of David's famous warriors (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 11:38); called IGAL (See [[Igal]]) (q.v.) in the parallel passage (&nbsp;2 Samuel 23:36); </p> <p> '''4.''' The third named of the four sons of Izrahiah, a chieftain of the tribe of [[Issachar]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 7:3). B.C. prob. cir. 1017. </p> <p> '''5.''' A chief [[Levite]] of the family of Gershom, at the head of 130 [[Temple]] servitors (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 15:7; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 15:11); probably the same with the third of the "sons" of [[Laadan]] (&nbsp;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" (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 26:22). B.C. 1042. </p> <p> '''6.''' Son of Pedaiah, and prince of the half tribe of [[Manasseh]] west (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 27:20). B.C. 1014. </p> <p> '''7.''' Son of Pethuel, and second of the twelve minor prophets (&nbsp;Joel 1:1). His history is only known from the contents of the book that bears his name. </p>