Abishua
Abishua was the son of Phinehas and grandson of Eleazar, who served as high priests in the line of Aaron.
The name Abishua means “father of salvation”
MalePriestTribe of LeviEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament2 books5 verses
Summary
A priest from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 6:4; only referred to as Abishua (אֲבִישׁוּעַ); a son of Phinehas; father of Bukki.
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- אֲבִישׁוּעַAbishua
Mentions
Includes 1 verse that refer to Abishua without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas was the father of Abishua,
- Abishua was the father of Bukki, Bukki was the father of Uzzi,
- These were the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
- 1 Chronicles 6:51Referred to, not namedBukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
- …the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest—