Joel

Old Testament · Minor Prophets · 3 chapters

A plague of locusts becomes a call to repentance and a promise that God will pour out his Spirit on all people.

Context

Genre

Prophecy and liturgy

Authorship

The prophet Joel

Date

date debated (9th–4th centuries BCE)

Setting

Judah

Original language

Hebrew

In the original

אַרְבֶּהarbeh — locust

Related texts

Amos 4–5 · the day of the LordActs 2 · Joel quoted

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