Book of Joel

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The Book of Joel is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that portrays a devastating locust plague as a symbol of divine judgment and calls the people to repentance in anticipation of the "day of the Lord."

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Label Occurrences
Book of Joel canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Neviim
Old Testament book
book of the Bible
minor prophet
prophetic book
addresses Jerusalem
Judah
associatedWith theme of covenant faithfulness
theme of divine mercy
callsFor fasting
national repentance
prayer
canonicalStatus canonical in Christianity
canonical in Judaism
centralTheme day of the Lord
divine judgment
repentance
restoration
contains prophecy of the outpouring of the Spirit
containsPhrase day of the Lord
emphasizes the holiness of Zion
the sovereignty of God
genre apocalyptic literature
prophecy
includesMotif cosmic signs
darkness and gloom
judgment of the nations
restoration of agricultural fertility
influenced Christian eschatology
Jewish eschatology
language Biblical Hebrew
mentionsLocation Jerusalem
Kidron Valley
surface form: Valley of Jehoshaphat

Zion
partOf Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
positionInChristianCanon one of the Twelve Minor Prophets
positionInJewishCanon part of the Twelve (Trei Asar)
quotedBy Apostle Peter
quotedIn Acts of the Apostles
structure oracles of judgment
oracles of salvation
symbolism locust plague as divine judgment
testament Bible
surface form: Old Testament
traditionallyAttributedTo Prophet Joel
usedIn Christian liturgy
Jewish liturgy

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shaddai appearsInBook Book of Joel
The Twelve hasPart Book of Joel
Book of Obadiah relatedTo Book of Joel
Hebrew Yo-el isAssociatedWith Book of Joel