 Joshua Stops the Rotation of the Sun, c. 1700. Carlo Maratta. Fondation Bemberg Image by Didier Descouens, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
JoshuaJoshua Joshua Central figure in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua This article is about the figure from the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua. For the given name, see Joshua (name). For other uses, see Joshua (disambiguation). Joshua (/ˈdʒɒʃuə/ JOSH-oo-ə), also known as Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Yəhōšuaʿ, Tiberian: Yŏhōšuaʿ, lit. 'Yahweh is salvation'), Jehoshua,[b][2][3] or Josue,[4] was Moses' assistant in the books of Exodus and Numbers, and later succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelite tribes in the Book of Joshua of the Hebrew Bible.[5] His name was Hoshea (הוֹשֵׁעַ Hōšēaʿ, lit. 'Save')[6] the son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, but Moses called him "Yehoshua" (translated as "Joshua" in English),[7] the name by which he is commonly known… (Source: Wikipedia)
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