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(Heb. Yoed', éåֹòֵã , Jehovah is his witness; Sept. É᾿ùÜä ), son of Pedaiah, father of Meshullam, and grandfather of Sallu, which last was one of the Benjamites who resided in Jerusalem after the captivity (Neh_11:7). B.C. considerably ante 538.
Joed
(Heb. Yoël', éåֹàֵì , Jehovah is his God; Sept. and N.T. É᾿ùήë ), the name of at least twelve men.
1. The oldest of the two sons of Samuel, appointed by him as judges in Beer-sheba, where their maladministration led to the popular desire for a monarchy (1Sa_8:2). SEE SAMUEL. In 1Ch_6:28, by a clerical error, he is called VASHNI SEE VASHNI (q.v.). B.C. cir. 1094. He appears to have been the father of Heman, the Levitical singer (1Ch_6:33; 1Ch_15:17).
2. A descendant of Reuben (but by what line does not appear), and father of Shemaiah or Shema, several incidents in the history of whose posterity are related (1Ch_5:4; 1Ch_5:8). B.C. considerably ante 1092. 3. Brother of Nathan of Zobah, and one of David's famous warriors (1Ch_11:38); called IGAL SEE IGAL (q.v.) in the parallel passage (2Sa_23:36);
4. The third named of the four sons of Izrahiah, a chieftain of the tribe of Issachar (1Ch_7:3). B.C. prob. cir. 1017.
5. A chief Levite of the family of Gershom, at the head of 130 Temple servitors (1Ch_15:7; 1Ch_15:11); probably the same with the third of the “sons” of Laadan (1Ch_23:8), and also with the son of Jehiel, who, with Zetham his brother, had charge of the “treasures of the house of the Lord” (1Ch_26:22). B.C. 1042.
6. Son of Pedaiah, and prince of the half tribe of Manasseh west (1Ch_27:20). B.C. 1014.
7. Son of Pethuel, and second of the twelve minor prophets (Joe_1:1). His history is only known from the contents of the book that bears his name.