   joel (;  yoel;  yu'il) was a prophet of ancient israel, the second of the twelve minor prophets and the author of the book of joel. he is mentioned by name only once in the hebrew bible/old testament, in the introduction to his own brief book, as the son of pethuel (). the name joel combines the covenant name of god, yhwh (or yahweh), and el (god), and has been translated as "one to whom yhwh is god," that is, a worshiper of yhwh.commentary by a. r. faussett the dates of his life are unknown; he may have lived anywhere from the 9th century bce to the 5th century bce, depending on the dating of his book. the book's mention of greeksjoel 3:6 has not given scholars any help in dating the text since the greeks were known to have had access to judah from mycenaean times.a-z of prophets in islam and judaism, b. m. wheeler, joel however, the book's mention of judah's sufferingjoel 3:19 and to the standing templejoel 1:14 has led some scholars to place the date of the book in the post-exilic period, after the construction of the second temple. joel was originally from judah/judea, and, judging from its prominence in his prophecy, was quite possibly a prophet associated with the ritual of the jerusalem temple.leslie c. allen, the books of joel, obadiah, jonah and micah (grand rapids: eerdmans, 1976), p.31 according to a long-standing tradition, joel was buried in gush halav.gush halav ==in christianity== on the eastern orthodox liturgical calendar, his feast day is october 19. he is commemorated with the other minor prophets in the calendar of saints of the armenian apostolic church on july 31. joel's statement that "i will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and yo
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