Person Old Testament
Pethuel
Pethuel, the father of the prophet Joel, as mentioned in Joel.1.1. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Joel 1:1.
Why it matters. Father of the prophet Joel
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Pethuel
Pethuel is mentioned in the Bible as the father of the prophet Joel (Jol.1.1). No other information is provided about Pethuel's life, occupation, or lineage. His name means "vision of God" or "sincerity of God," which may suggest that he was a devout man. As the father of a prophet, it is possible that Pethuel played a role in Joel's spiritual upbringing and influenced his son's devotion to God. However, the Bible does not provide any further details about their relationship or Pethuel's life.
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.
- Children
- Joel
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Joel (1 verse)