Person Old Testament
Joel
Joel, a Levite of the Kohathite clan, participated in the purification of the temple during King Hezekiah's reign. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Chronicles 29:12.
Why it matters. A Kohathite Levite during Hezekiah's temple restoration
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Joel
Joel is mentioned in 2Ch.29.12 as one of the Levites who participated in the purification and restoration of the temple during the reign of King Hezekiah. Hezekiah, a righteous king of Judah, initiated a series of religious reforms, which included cleansing the temple and reinstating proper worship practices. Joel, along with other Levites from the clans of Kohath, Merari, and Gershon, responded to the king's command and took part in the temple purification process. The Kohathites, Joel's clan, were traditionally responsible for the care and transportation of the most sacred items in the tabernacle and temple. Joel's participation in this significant event demonstrates the Levites' commitment to restoring and maintaining the proper worship of God in Judah.
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.
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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.
2 Chronicles (1 verse)