Person Old Testament
Joab
Joab, a descendant of Pahath-Moab, was among those who returned to Jerusalem with Ezra. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Ezra 8:9.
Why it matters. A descendant of Pahath-Moab who returned with Ezra
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Joab
In Ezr.8.9, Joab is mentioned as one of the descendants of Pahath-Moab who returned to Jerusalem with Ezra. He is listed among the men who joined Ezra's expedition from Babylon to Jerusalem during the reign of King Artaxerxes. The passage records that 218 men from the family of Joab of Pahath-Moab were part of this group.
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Ezra (1 verse)