The meaning of “יוֹאֵל”
Understanding Yôwʼêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
יוֹאֵל
Joel. - § Joel = "Jehovah is God" - Joel, the name of twelve Israelites 1) son of Pethuel and the 2nd of the 12 minor prophets with a book by his name; probably prophesied in the time of king Uzziah of Judah 2) eldest son of Samuel the prophet and father of Heman the singer 3) a Simeonite chief 4) a Reubenite 5) a chief of Gad 6) son of Izrahiah and a chief of Issachar 7) brother of Nathan of Zobah and one of David's mighty warriors 8) son of Pedaiah and a chief of the half tribe of Manasseh west of the Jordan in the time of David 9) a son of Nebo who returned with Ezra and had a foreign wife 10) a Benjamite, son of Zichri 11) a Levite 12) a Kohathite Levite in the reign of Hezekiah 13) a Gershonite Levite chief in the time of David 14) a Gershonite Levite, son of Jehiel and a descendant of Laadan; maybe same as 13
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Devotional Reflection
How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'יוֹאֵל' deepen your understanding of 1 Samuel 8:2?