Joab is mentioned inEzra 2:6andNehemiah 7:11as the ancestor of a family that returned to Judah from Babylonian exile. The descendants of Joab are listed among the returnees who settled in Jerusalem and the surrounding towns. The count of Joab's descendants varies slightly between the two passages, with Ezra recording 2,812 and Nehemiah listing 2,818.
Joab
Pahath-moabEnglishA man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.6.