- Book of Joel
- nounan Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies• Syn: ↑Joel• Instance Hypernyms: ↑book• Part Holonyms: ↑Prophets, ↑Nebiim, ↑Old Testament
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Book of Joel — The Book of Joel is part of the Jewish Tanakh, and also the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Joel is part of a group of twelve prophetic books known as the Minor Prophets or simply as The Twelve; the distinction minor indicates the short… … Wikipedia
Joel — • Profile of the Old Testament prophet and analysis of the book bearing his name Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Joel Joel † … Catholic encyclopedia
JOEL — (Heb. יוֹאֵל; YHWH is God ), the second book in the minor prophets . The superscription of the book names the prophet Joel son of Pethuel as the author. No indication of the author s life, time, or place of residence is given, and the name of the … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Joel — may refer to: * Joel (prophet), a Biblical prophet and the author of the Book of Joel * Joel (given name), origin of the name including a list of people with the first name * Joel son of Samuel, firstborn son of the prophet Samuel.Joel is the… … Wikipedia
Joel (given name) — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Joel imagesize= caption= pronunciation= gender = Male meaning = region = origin = related names = footnotes = Joel (יוֹאֵל Yahweh is El , usually interpreted as meaning Yahweh is God or Jehovah is God , Standard… … Wikipedia
Joel Hayward — Infobox Scientist image width = 150px name = Joel S.A. Hayward box width = 300px birth date = 27 May 1964 birth place = Christchurch, New Zealand residence = Lincolnshire, England, UK citizenship = New Zealand field = Military history work… … Wikipedia
Joel — /joh euhl/, n. 1. a Minor Prophet of the postexilic period. 2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. 3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning the Lord is God. * * * I Second of the 12 Minor Prophets in the Hebrew scriptures, author of the … Universalium
Joel — noun 1. a Hebrew minor prophet • Instance Hypernyms: ↑prophet 2. an Old Testament book telling Joel s prophecies • Syn: ↑Book of Joel • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Joel (prophet) — See also Book of Joel . Alternative spelling: YoleJoel (] His personal history is known only from his book. The name Joel means Jehovah is el (god) . On the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, his feast day is October 19. He is commemorated… … Wikipedia
Joel — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Iōēl, from Hebrew Yō ēl Date: 14th century 1. the traditionally assumed author of the book of Joel 2. a narrative and apocalyptic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see bible table … New Collegiate Dictionary
