Joshua or Jehoshua = "Jehovah is salvation" n pr m
- son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim and successor to Moses as the leader of the children of Israel; led the conquest of Canaan
- a resident of Beth-shemesh on whose land the Ark of the Covenant came to a stop after the Philistines returned it
- son of Jehozadak and high priest after the restoration
- governor of Jerusalem under king Josiah who gave his name to a gate of the city of Jerusalem