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Joab

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Nephew of King David and the commander of his army (biblical).

Names

  • Hebrew: יואב = YWʾB 1
  • Syriac: ܝܘܐܒ = YWʾB 2

Attributes

  • Male

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Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela1 before c.1170c.117313th C1907
Events mentioned by Michael the Syrian2 before 11991195-1199?15982009

Sources

  • 1Joab: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 12 [Hebrew with English translation].
  • 2Gregorios Yuhanna Ibrahim, ed., The Edessa-Aleppo Syriac Codex of the Chronicle of Michael the Great (Piscataway, N.J.: Gorgias Press, 2009), 39 [Syriac].
    • Joab: J.-B. Chabot, trans., Chronique de Michel le Syrien (Paris: Ernest Leroux, 1901), I, 60, 61 [French].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson, et al., “Joab” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/person/14297.

Additional credit information:

  • Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue; and matching, Syriac collection and transliteration from Michael's chronicle
  • Liran Yadgar: abstract and gender assignment, matching, Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
  • Laurel Kenner: Wikipedia matching
  • Jessica Mutter: matching from Michael's chronicle
  • McKenzie Cady: categorization from Michael's chronicle
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