RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Joel

1 BC - 301 BC

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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 (c. 301-201 BC) due to its use of earlier texts and perspective on Yahweh and the nations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joel is the 395th most popular religious figure (down from 318th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Israel and the 26th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Joel is most famous for his song "Piano Man."

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Joel ranks 395 out of 3,187. Before him are Jacques de Molay, Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Pope Pelagius II, Brigid of Kildare, and Pope Anastasius IV. After him are Ignatius of Antioch, Pope Urban I, Pope Nicholas II, Pope Lando, Giovanni Battista Re, and Nehemiah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1 BC, Joel ranks 2. Before him is Saint Peter. After him are Abgar V, Pothinus, Onjo of Baekje, Herod of Chalcis, Parthenius of Nicaea, Lucius Arruntius Camillus Scribonianus, Artaxias II of Iberia, and Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus. Among people deceased in 301 BC, Joel ranks 1. After him are Antigonus I Monophthalmus, Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus, and Aristobulus of Cassandreia.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Joel ranks 45 out of 466. Before him are Rehoboam (-972), John the Evangelist (10), Ahmed Yassin (1937), Joseph of Arimathea (100), Procopius (500), and Jeroboam (-1000). After him are Nehemiah (-490), William of Tyre (1130), Hezekiah (-800), Simeon (null), Judas Maccabeus (-200), and Daniel Kahneman (1934).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Joel ranks 26. Before him are Ezekiel (-621), Simon the Zealot (1), Salome (14), Joachim (-100), Ahmed Yassin (1937), and Joseph of Arimathea (100). After him are Nehemiah (-490), Simeon (null), Judas Maccabeus (-200), Barabbas (1), Haggai (-550), and James, son of Alphaeus (-10).

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