Torah FeedThe Book of Joel
Joel is book 16 of 39 in the Tanakh, part of Nevi'im. It has 4 chapters and 73 verses.
Updated September 19, 2026
יוֹאֵל
- Section
- Nevi'im
- Chapters
- 4
- Verses
- 73
- Longest chapter
- 2 (27 verses)
What Joel is about
Joel describes a plague of locusts that strips the land bare, reads it as a call to return to God, and promises that the years the locust has eaten will be restored.
Opening verse
דְּבַר־יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר הָיָה אֶל־יוֹאֵל בֶּן־פְּתוּאֵל׃
The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.