Who was Joiarib in the Bible?
Hebrew name: יְהוֹיָרִיב (yehoyariv)
Name meaning: “Yahweh strives” or “Yahweh quarrels”
An exile at the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (1 Chronicles 9:10; Ezra 8:16; Nehemiah 11:5, 12:6)
Joiarib was a priest sent by Ezra to Casiphia, a town near Babylon, to request that Levites be sent back to Judah to serve in the temple. He is mentioned in 1 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah.