Joel and the other 11 minor prophets are called "minor" not because they were inferior, but because of the brevity of their prophecies as compared to the length of the works of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel.
The wife of Joel or even the fact that Joel was married is not mentioned in the Bible.
Monarchy.
Peter quotes the prophet Joel - Joel 2:28 ff.
Joel:1:1: The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. Joel was a prophet.
The prophet Joel, the son of Pethuel. (Joel 1:1)
Joel the prophet's father is Pethuel, as mentioned in the Book of Joel in the Bible.
Joel 1:1 ?"The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel."?
The major prophets are regarded as Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel. Joel is classed as a minor prophet. Lamentations is regarded along with the above as one of the major prophetic books.
The Prophet of Joel
Jerusalem
Firery furnace
The minor Prophets are the books of Hosea, Joel, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.They are called the minor prophets because compared to the major prophet they are shorter. The prophesies in these books are mainly about the nation of Israel