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Joshua (1)

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josh´ū́ - a ((a) יהושׁוּע , yehōshūa‛ , (b) יהושׁע , yehōshua‛ , "Yahweh is deliverance" or "opulence"; compare JESHUA; Ἰησούς , Iēsoús ):

(1) Joshua the son of Nun; the name has the Hebrew form (a) above in Deuteronomy 3:21; Judges 2:7; elsewhere the form (b), except in Nehemiah 8:17 , where it is of the form yehōshūa‛ (See JESHUA ); compare also Numbers 13:8 , Numbers 13:16; Deuteronomy 32:44 . See following article.

(2) In 1 Samuel 6:14 , 1 Samuel 6:18 (form (b)), the Bethshemite in whose field stood the kine that brought the ark from the Philistines.

(3) In 2 Kings 23:8 (form (b)), governor of Jerusalem in the time of Josiah.

(4) The high priest at Jerusalem after the return. See separate article.

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Joshua (1)'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​j/joshua-1.html. 1915.
 
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