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Person Old Testament

Joash

Joash was a descendant of Benjamin through Becher, mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 7:8.

Why it matters. A descendant of Benjamin through Becher

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

About Joash

Joash is mentioned in 1Ch.7.8 as one of the sons of Becher, a descendant of Benjamin. He is listed along with his brothers Zemira, Zemirah, and Eliezer. This genealogical record provides insight into the family structure within the tribe of Benjamin.

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
Becher

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)

    7:8

Record type: Person. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.