JEHOSHUA

(Je·hoshʹu·a) [Jehovah is salvation].

Son of Nun; an Ephraimite who succeeded Moses and led the Israelites into the Promised Land. His original name was Hoshea, but Moses called him Jehoshua or Joshua (a short form for Jehoshua).—Num. 13:8, 16; Deut. 34:9; Josh. 1:1, 2; see JOSHUA No. 1.