Joshua
Joshua (or Jeshua), the son of Jehozadak, was the high priest who led the rebuilding of the temple after the Babylonian exile.
The name Joshua means “a savior; a deliverer”
MaleHigh PriestTribe of LeviExile and Return eraOld Testament4 books30 verses
Summary
A high priest from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 2:2; referred to as Joshua (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ) or Jeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ, Aramiac יֵשׁוּעַ); a son of Jehozadak; father of Joiakim.
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Alternative names
- יְהוֹשׁוּעַJoshua
- יֵשׁוּעַJeshua
- יֵשׁוּעַJeshua
Mentions
Includes 9 verses that refer to Joshua without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- Ezra 2:2יֵשׁוּעַ · Jeshua…accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
- Ezra 3:2יֵשׁוּעַ · JeshuaThen Jeshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests, along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his associates, began to build the altar of the God of Israel to sacrifice burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the man of God.
- Ezra 3:3Referred to, not namedThey set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.
- Ezra 3:4Referred to, not namedThey also celebrated the Feast of Tabernacles in accordance with what is written, and they offered burnt offerings daily based on the number prescribed for each day.
- Ezra 3:6Referred to, not namedOn the first day of the seventh month, the Israelites began to offer burnt offerings to the LORD, although the foundation of the temple of the LORD had not been laid.
- Ezra 3:7Referred to, not namedThey gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.
- Ezra 3:8יֵשׁוּעַ · JeshuaIn the second month of the second year after they had arrived at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, and the rest of their associates including the priests, the Levites, and all who had returned to Jerusalem from the captivity, began the work. They appointed Levites twenty years of age or older to supervise the construction of the house of the LORD.
- Ezra 4:3יֵשׁוּעַ · JeshuaBut Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of the families of Israel replied, “You have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone must build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as Cyrus king of Persia has commanded us.”
- Ezra 5:2יֵשׁוּעַ · JeshuaThen Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.
- Nehemiah 7:7יֵשׁוּעַ · Jeshua…accompanied by Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. This is the count of the men of Israel:
- Nehemiah 12:1יֵשׁוּעַ · JeshuaNow these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
- Nehemiah 12:7יֵשׁוּעַ · JeshuaSallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
- Nehemiah 12:10יֵשׁוּעַ · JeshuaJeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
- Nehemiah 12:26יֵשׁוּעַ · JeshuaThey served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
- Haggai 1:1יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · JoshuaIn the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating
- Haggai 1:12יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · JoshuaThen Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent him. So the people feared the LORD.
- Haggai 1:14יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · JoshuaSo the LORD stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God,
- Haggai 2:2יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · Joshua“Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and also to the remnant of the people. Ask them,
- Haggai 2:4יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · JoshuaBut now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work! For I am with you, declares the LORD of Hosts.
- Zechariah 3:1יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · JoshuaThen the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
- Zechariah 3:2Referred to, not namedAnd the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”
- Zechariah 3:3יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · JoshuaNow Joshua was dressed in filthy garments as he stood before the angel.
- Zechariah 3:4Referred to, not namedSo the angel said to those standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have removed your iniquity, and I will clothe you with splendid robes.”
- Zechariah 3:5Referred to, not namedThen I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So a clean turban was placed on his head, and they clothed him, as the angel of the LORD stood by.
- Zechariah 3:6יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · JoshuaThen the angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua:
- Zechariah 3:7Referred to, not named“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, then you will govern My house and will also have charge of My courts; and I will give you a place among these who are standing here.
- Zechariah 3:8יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · JoshuaHear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch.
- Zechariah 3:9יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · JoshuaSee the stone I have set before Joshua; on that one stone are seven eyes. Behold, I will engrave on it an inscription, declares the LORD of Hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day.
- Zechariah 6:11יְהוֹשׁוּעַ · JoshuaTake silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.
- Zechariah 6:12Referred to, not namedAnd you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.