Person Old Testament
Joah
Joah, a son of Obed-edom, was one of the gatekeepers assigned to guard the temple. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 26:4.
Why it matters. A son of Obed-edom, a gatekeeper of the temple
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Joah
Joah is briefly mentioned in 1Ch.26.4 as one of the sons of Obed-edom, a Levite who served as a gatekeeper for the tabernacle during King David's reign. Obed-edom and his family were entrusted with the responsibility of guarding the temple gates. Joah is listed among Obed-edom's eight sons, who are described as capable men with the strength to do the work.
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
- Obed-edom
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)