Joelיואל
In the Bible
The prophet Joel (יואל) — first attested in 1 Sam 8:2 (19 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
וַיְהִ֞י שֶׁם־בְּנ֤וֹ הַבְּכוֹר֙ יוֹאֵ֔ל וְשֵׁ֥ם מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּ אֲבִיָּ֑ה שֹׁפְטִ֖ים בִּבְאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃
The name of his first-born son was Joel, and his second son’s name was Abijah; they sat as judges in Beer-sheba.
Gematria & sigil
The consonantal gematria of Joel (יואל) and its sigil traced on the Lo Shu (Saturn 3×3) by the Aiq-Bekar digital-root method: each letter's value reduces to 1–9, those cells are joined in order — the trace is the sigil.
| Letter | Value | Aiq Bekar |
|---|---|---|
| י | 10 | 1 |
| ו | 6 | 6 |
| א | 1 | 1 |
| ל | 30 | 3 |
| Total | 47 | 2 |
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 3 distinct simple-letters to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Joel appears in the stellar reading on 0 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Its required simple letters are never all occupied together on these 12 dates — a multi-letter name is rarer than a single-letter one. Open any date in the Reader to inspect that sky.
No readable date among the 12 — this name needs more simultaneous simple letters than any of these conjunctions occupy.
Description
Joel is a Biblical prophet, the second of the Twelve Minor Prophets, and, according to itself, the author of the Book of Joel, which is set in the early Assyrian period. Scholars meanwhile view the Book of Joel as having been completed in the Ptolemaic period due to its use of earlier texts and perspective on Yahweh and the nations.
Facts
| Venerated in | Judaism Christianity Islam Baháʼí Faith Rastafari |
| Major shrine | Gush Halav, Israel |
| Feast | October 19 (Orthodox) |
| Attributes | Prophet |
| Major works | Book of Joel |
Life & work in brief
Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Name | Joel is mentioned by name only once in the Hebrew Bible, in the introduction to that book, as the son of Pethuel (Joel 1:1). |
| Life | Some commentators suggest that Joel lived in the 9th century BC, whereas others assign him to the 5th or 4th century BC. |
| In Christianity | On the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, his feast day is 19 October. |
| In the Baháʼí Faith | Joel is considered a minor prophet in the Baháʼí Faith. |
| In Islam | In Islam, Yu'il ibn Fatu'il (Arabic: يُئيل بن فَتُئيل) isn't mentioned in the Quran nor the Hadith. |
Prophecies
Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Joel, with sources.
| Prophecy / vision | Source |
|---|---|
| The locust plague — the day of YHWH is at hand, a destruction from the Almighty | Joel 1:15 |
| I will pour my Spirit on all flesh; sons and daughters prophesy | Joel 2:28 |
| Sun turned to darkness, moon to blood before the great day of YHWH | Joel 2:31 |