Editing Joshua

'''Joshua''' ''ˈdʒɒʃuə'' or '''Jehoshua''' (יְהוֹשֻׁעַ ''Yĕhôshúʿa'' or יֵשׁוּעַ ''Yĕshúʿa''; ܝܫܘܥ ''Isho''; Ἰησοῦς, يوشع بن نون ''Yūshaʿ ibn Nūn'';Iosue, Yuşa), is a figure in the [[Torah]], being one of the spies for Israel ([[Numbers 13]]–[[Numbers 14|14]]) and identified in several passages as Moses' assistant. He is the central figure in the [[Hebrew Bible]]'s [[Book of Joshua]]. According to the books of [[Book of Exodus|Exodus]], [[Book of Numbers|Numbers]] and [[Book of Joshua|Joshua]], he became the leader of the [[Israelite]] tribes after the death of [[Moses]]. His name was '''Hoshe'a''' (הוֹשֵׁעַ) the son of [[Nun (Bible)|Nun]], of the [[tribe of Ephraim]], but Moses called him '''Yehoshu'a''' (יְהוֹשֻעַ; Joshua in English) ([[Numbers 13:16]]) the name by which he is commonly known. The name is shortened to Yeshua in Nehemiah ([[Nehemiah 8:17]]). According to the Bible he was born in [[Egypt]] prior to [[the Exodus]].

==See Also==
* [[Book of Joshua]]

==External Links==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua Wikipedia Article on Joshua]

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