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Joshua
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Josh·u·a 1  (jsh-)
In the Bible, a Hebrew leader who succeeded Moses as leader of Israel.

[Late Latin Ioshua, from Hebrew yûa', Yahweh (is) salvation; see hwy in Semitic roots.]

Josh·u·a 2  (jsh-)
n. Abbr. Josh. or Jos
See Table at Bible.

[After Joshua.]

Joshua [ˈdʒɒʃʊə]
n Old Testament
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Moses' successor, who led the Israelites in the conquest of Canaan
2. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the book recounting his deeds Douay spelling Josue [ˈdʒɒsjʊiː]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Joshua - (Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised LandJoshua - (Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
2.Joshua - a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
Nebiim, Prophets - the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
Translations
Joshua [ˈdʒɒʃwə] NJosué
Joshua
nJosua m
Joshua [ˈdʒɒʃʊə] nGiosuè m


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With the help of Nuha Dabbouseh, a member of the local Islamic Cultural Center (ICC), Gretchen and Deanna secured sponsorship from Glenview Community Church, B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim (BJBE), a Reform Jewish congregation, and the ICC, as well as the support of individual donors and local businesses.
While I do not list in the bibliography collections of survivors' oral testimony such as those by Cynthia Crane, Jehoshua Eibeshitz and Anna Eibeshitz, Brana Gurewitsch, Vera Laska, Ilana Rosen, and Lore Shelley, such texts are, nevertheless, important with regard to the relevance of "ordinary" women who have not written themselves.
In the Pirqe Avoth, or Sayings of the Fathers, that small tractate of the Talmud which constitutes the pithiest and most eloquent guide to a righteous life that I know, we are exhorted, in the name of Jehoshua ben Perachyah, "Procure a teacher for thyself.
 
 
 
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