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Jeshua (son of Kadmiel)
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
A leader of the Levites in the postexilic Jewish community in Judah; a descendant of Kadmiel (Neh 12:24). He may be the Levite named Jeshua mentioned as one of those who helped the people understand the Law that Ezra read to the people (Neh 8:7) and who later led the people in prayer and worship as part of the postexilic community’s confession and repentance during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (Neh 9:4–5). Jeshua, son of Kadmiel, may be the same person as Jeshua, son of Azaniah, a Levite who signed the written agreement to keep the law during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (Neh 10:9).Another Levite named Jeshua was listed among those who returned to Judah from exile with Zerubbabel (Neh 12:8).
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Jeshua, Son of Kadmiel
Jeshua, Son of Kadmiel (יֵשׁוּעַ‎, yeshua'). A leader of the Levites in the postexilic Jewish community in Judah; a descendant of Kadmiel (Neh 12:24). He may be the Levite named Jeshua mentioned as one of those who helped the people understand the Law that Ezra read to the people (Neh 8:7) and who later
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Jeshua (Person)
JESHUA (PERSON) [Heb yēšûaʿ (יֵשׁוּעַ)]. Var. JOSHUA. A common personal name associated with several figures, especially in the postexilic period.1. A priest allotted the ninth priestly course at the time of David (1 Chr 24:11); possibly the ancestor of the house of Jeshua in Ezra 2:36 (= Neh 7:39
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Jeshua (Person)
Jeshua (Person). 1. Levite and head of the 9th of 24 divisions of priests formed during David’s reign (1 Chr 24:11, kjv Jeshuah). He was perhaps the forefather of 973 descendants who returned with Zerubbabel to Judah following the exile (Ezr 2:36; Neh 7:39).2. One of the Levites assisting Kore in the
Jeshuah
Jeshuah. kjv spelling of Jeshua, a priest during David’s time, in 1 Chronicles 24:11.See Jeshua (Person) #1
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Jeshua
Jeshua jeshʹoo̅-ə, je-shoo̅ʹə [Heb. yēšû (a)ʿ]. A place occupied by the children of Judah after their return from captivity (Neh. 11:26), evidently, from the places named with it, in the extreme S of Judah. It may correspond to the Shema of Josh. 15:26, and possibly to the Sheba of 19:2. The site
Jeshua, Jeshuah
,Jeshua, Jeshuah jeshʹoo̅-ə, je-shoo̅ʹə [Heb. yēšû (a)ʿ—‘Yahweh is deliverance’; see Joshua].
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Jeshua (Person)
JESHUA (Person)1. Levite and head of the ninth of 24 divisions of priests formed during David’s reign (1 Chr 24:11). He was perhaps the forefather of 973 descendants who returned with Zerubbabel to Judah following the exile (Ezr 2:36; Neh 7:39).2. One of the Levites assisting Kore in the distribution
Jeshuah
JESHUAH* kjv spelling of Jeshua, a priest during David’s time, in 1 Chronicles 24:11. See Jeshua (Person) #1.
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)
Jeshua
Jeshua (jesh´yoo-uh; Heb., “the Lord is salvation”), the Aramaic form of Joshua.1 A Levite, the head of the ninth division of priests (1 Chron. 24:11).2 A priest who shared the responsibility for distributing the Levites’ portion of the offerings to the levitical cities during the reign of Hezekiah
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Jeshua
JESHUA1. A priest in the time of David to whom the ninth course was asssigned by lot (1 Chr 24:11). Descendants of the house of Jeshua returned after the Exile (Ezr 2:36; Neh 7:39).2. A Levite appointed by Hezekiah to distribute the offerings among his brethren (2 Chr 31:15).3. A Levite whose descendants,
The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition
Jeshua
JESHUA. This is a late form of the name Joshua (the same individual is called Jeshua in Nehemiah and Ezra, and Joshua in Haggai and Zechariah) There is doubt about how many Jeshuas there are, but the following may perhaps be distinguished.1. The head of a course of priests (1 Ch. 24:11, av ‘Jeshuah’).
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Jeshua (Person)
Jeshua (Heb. yēšûaʿ) (PERSON) (also JOSHUA)Aramaic form of the name Joshua (cf. Neh. 8:17), “Yahweh is my savior,” a common name of the Second Temple period.1. The head of the ninth division of levitical priests in the Solomonic temple (1 Chr. 24:11).2. A priest from the time of Hezekiah who aided
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Jeshua (Person)
JESHUA [jĕshˊōō ə, jə shōōˊə] (Heb. yēšûa˓ “Yahweh is salvation” [= Joshua]) (PERSON).†
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Jeshua
Jesh´ua (a saviour), another form of the name Joshua or Jesus.1. Joshua the son of Nun. Neh. 8:17. [Joshua.]2. A priest in the reign of David, to whom the ninth course fell by lot. 1 Chron. 24:11. (b.c. 1014.)3. One of the Levites in the reign of Hezekiah. 2 Chron. 31:15. (b.c. 726.)4. Son of Jehozadak,
Jeshuah
Jesh´uah, a priest in the reign of David, 1 Chron. 24:11, the same as Jeshua, No. 2. (b.c. 1014.)
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Jeshua, Jeshuah
JESH´UA, JESH´UAH (jeshʹū-a; a later form of Joshua, “Jehovah is salvation”).1. A priest in the reign of David, to whom the ninth division fell by lot (1 Chron. 24:11; “Jeshuah,” KJV), about 960 b.c. Perhaps the same as the one mentioned in Ezra 2:36 and Neh. 7:39, whose descendants returned from Babylon.
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