ABISHUA
father of welfare; i.e., "fortunate." (1.) The grandson of Benjamin (1-Chr 8:4). (2.) The son of Phinehas the high priest (1-Chr 6:4, 1-Chr 6:5, 1-Chr 6:50; Ezra 7:5).......
ELISHUA
God his salvation, a son of David, 2-Sam 5:15 = Elishama, 1-Chr 3:6.......
HAZAR-SHUAL
village or enclosure of the jackal, a city on the south border of Judah (Josh. 15:28; Neh. 11:27). It has been identified with the ruins of Saweh, half-way between Beersheba and Moladah.......
JESHUA
(1.) Head of the ninth priestly order (Ezra 2:36); called also Jeshuah (1-Chr 24:11). (2.) A Levite appointed by Hezekiah to distribute offerings in the priestly cities (2-Chr 31:15). (3.) Ezra 2:6; Neh. 7:11. (4.) Ezra 2:40; Neh. 7:43. (5.) The son of Jozadak, and high priest of the Jews under Zerubbabel (Neh. 7:7;12:1, 12: 7, 10, 26); called Joshua (Hag. 1:1, Hag. 1: 12;2:2, 2: 4; Zech. ......
JOSHUA
Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A.V.), and Jesus in Acts 7:45 and Heb. 4:8 (R.V., Joshua). He was born in Egypt, and was probably of the age of Caleb, with whom he is generally associated. He shared in all the events of the Exodus, and held the place of comma......
JOSHUA, THE BOOK OF
contains a history of the Israelites from the death of Moses to that of Joshua. It consists of three parts: (1.) The history of the conquest of the land (1-12). (2.) The allotment of the land to the different tribes, with the appointment of cities of refuge, the provision for the Levites (13-22), and the dismissal of the eastern tribes to their homes. This section has been compared to the Domesday......
MALCHI-SHUA
king of help, one of the four sons of Saul (1-Chr 8:33). He perished along with his father in the battle of Gilboa (1-Sam 31:2). ......
SHUA
wealth. (1.) A Canaanite whose daughter was married to Judah (1-Chr 2:3). (2.) A daughter of Heber the Asherite (1-Chr 7:32). ......
SHUAH
prostration; a pit. (1.) One of Abraham's sons by Keturah (Gen. 25:2; 1:32). (2.) 1-Chr 4:11. ......
SHUAL, THE LAND OF
land of the fox, a district in the tribe of Benjamin (1-Sam 13:17); possibly the same as Shalim (9:4), in the neighbourhood of Shaalabbin (Josh. 19:42). ......