People of the Bible › Jeshua
Jeshua יֵשׁוּעַ
Returned priest. Jeshua was the head of a priestly family that returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile.
Also called Joshua, Jeshuah.
Family
| Father | Jozadak |
|---|
Where Jeshua appears
Ezra (2), 1 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1)
Key verses
- 1 Chronicles 24:11 first mention — The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
- Ezra 2:36 — The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
- Ezra 10:18 — And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
- Nehemiah 7:39 — The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.