# yehoshua (יְהוֹשֻׁעַ)

pronounced: yeh-ho-SHOO-ah


**The Lord saves — the Hebrew name Joshua, shortened to Yeshua**

## In Scripture

> Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those who spied out the land, tore their clothes.
> — Numbers 14:6 (Joshua and Caleb grieve over Israel’s refusal to trust God.)

> Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us, and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with God’s rod in my hand.”
> — Exodus 17:9 (Moses asks Joshua to lead the fight against Amalek.)


## How to read this entry

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