Person Old Testament
Joash
Joash was a descendant of Shelah, mentioned in the genealogy of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 4:22.
Why it matters. A descendant of Shelah in the tribe of Judah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Joash
Joash is briefly mentioned in 1Ch.4.22 as part of the genealogy of the tribe of Judah, specifically the descendants of Shelah. He is described as one of the "ancient things" or "ancient records" associated with the lineage.
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
- Shelah
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)