King James Bible Dictionary

he will save; {Jeshua} the name of two {Israelites} also of a place in Palestine

Jeshua = "he is saved" n pr m

1. son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan

2. son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration

3. a priest in the time of David who had charge of the 9th course

4. a Levite in the reign of Hezekiah

5. head of a Levitical house which returned from captivity in Babylon

6. father of a builder of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah n pr loc

7. a town in southern Judah reinhabited by the people of Judah after the return from captivity