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Joab (; ), the son of Zeruiah, was the nephew of King David and the commander of his army according to the Hebrew Bible.

Name

The name Joab is, like many other Hebrew names, theophoric--derived from Yahweh ????, the name of the God of Israel, and the Hebrew word "father" ??. It therefore means "Yahweh [is] the Father".

Life

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