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Person Old Testament

Joab

Joab, the son of Seraiah, was the father (ie founder) of Ge-harashim. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 4:14.

Why it matters. Son of Seraiah, founder of Ge-harashim

Primary passages
Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Joab

Joab, mentioned in 1Ch.4.14, was the son of Seraiah from the tribe of Judah. He is described as the father (ie founder) of Ge-harashim, which likely refers to a place or a group of craftsmen.

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Family

Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.

Parents
Seraiah
Children
Ge-harashim

Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

  • 1 Chronicles (1 verse)

    4:14

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