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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Joel
noun
1: a Hebrew minor prophet
2: an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies [syn: {Book of Joel}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Joel Jehovah is his God. (1.) The oldest of Samuel's two sons appointed by him as judges in Beersheba (1 Sam. 8:2). (See VASHNI ¯(n/a).) (2.) A descendant of Reuben (1 Chr. 5:4,8). (3.) One of David's famous warriors (1 Chr. 11:38). (4.) A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr. 15:7, 11). (5.) 1 Chr. 7:3. (6.) 1 Chr. 27:20. (7.) The second of the twelve minor prophets. He was the son of Pethuel. His personal history is only known from his book.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Joel, he that wills or commands
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