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Jeshua

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Head of the ninth priestly order (Ezra 2:36); called also Jeshuah (1 Chr 24:11).

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A Levite appointed by Hezekiah to distribute offerings in the priestly cities (2 Chr 31:15).

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The son of Jozadak, and high priest of the Jews under Zerubbabel (Neh 7:7; 12:1, 7, 10, 26); called Joshua (Hag 1:1, 12; 2:2, 4; Zech 3:1, 3, 6, 8, 9).

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A Levite (Ezra 8:33).

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A Levite who assisted in the reformation under Nehemiah (8:7; 9:4, 5).

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Son of Kadmiel (Neh 12:24).

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A city of Judah (Neh 11:26).

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Neh 8:17; Joshua, the son of Nun.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

jesh'-u-a, je-shu'-a (yeshua`): A place occupied by the children of Judah after their return from captivity (Neh 11:26), evidently, from the places named with it, in the extreme South of Judah. It may correspond with the Shema of Josh 15:26, and possibly to the Sheba of 19:2. The site may be Khirbet Sa`weh, a ruin upon a prominent hill, Tell es Sa`weh, 12 miles East-Northeast of Beersheba. The hill is surrounded by a wall of large blocks of stone. PEF, III, 409-10, Sh XXV.

See also

Person Jeshua (2 Chr 31,15) Person Josva (Ezr 2,2) Person Jeshua (Ezr 2,6) Person Jeshua (Ezr 2,40) Person Jeshua (Ezr 8,33) Person Jeshua (Neh 3,19) Person Jeshua (Neh 12,24) Person Jeshua (1 Chr 24,11) Place Jeshua

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