Joshua

5 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Joshua
       n 1: (Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into
            the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction
            of Jericho
       2: a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the
          Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death


          of Moses [syn: {Josue}, {Book of Joshua}]

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Joshua
     Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of
     the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of
     Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A.V.), and Jesus in
     Acts 7:45 and Heb. 4:8 (R.V., Joshua).
     
       He was born in Egypt, and was probably of the age of Caleb,
     with whom he is generally associated. He shared in all the
     events of the Exodus, and held the place of commander of the
     host of the Israelites at their great battle against the
     Amalekites in Rephidim (Ex. 17:8-16). He became Moses' minister
     or servant, and accompanied him part of the way when he ascended
     Mount Sinai to receive the two tables (Ex. 32:17). He was also
     one of the twelve who were sent on by Moses to explore the land
     of Canaan (Num. 13:16, 17), and only he and Caleb gave an
     encouraging report. Under the direction of God, Moses, before
     his death, invested Joshua in a public and solemn manner with
     authority over the people as his successor (Deut. 31:23). The
     people were encamped at Shittim when he assumed the command
     (Josh. 1:1); and crossing the Jordan, they encamped at Gilgal,
     where, having circumcised the people, he kept the Passover, and
     was visited by the Captain of the Lord's host, who spoke to him
     encouraging words (1:1-9).
     
       Now began the wars of conquest which Joshua carried on for
     many years, the record of which is in the book which bears his
     name. Six nations and thirty-one kings were conquered by him
     (Josh. 11:18-23; 12:24). Having thus subdued the Canaanites,
     Joshua divided the land among the tribes, Timnath-serah in Mount
     Ephraim being assigned to himself as his own inheritance. (See
     {SHILOH}; {PRIEST}.)
     
       His work being done, he died, at the age of one hundred and
     ten years, twenty-five years after having crossed the Jordan. He
     was buried in his own city of Timnath-serah (Josh. 24); and "the
     light of Israel for the time faded away."
     
       Joshua has been regarded as a type of Christ (Heb. 4:8) in the
     following particulars: (1) In the name common to both; (2)
     Joshua brings the people into the possession of the Promised
     Land, as Jesus brings his people to the heavenly Canaan; and (3)
     as Joshua succeeded Moses, so the Gospel succeeds the Law.
     
       The character of Joshua is thus well sketched by Edersheim:,
     "Born a slave in Egypt, he must have been about forty years old
     at the time of the Exodus. Attached to the person of Moses, he
     led Israel in the first decisive battle against Amalek (Ex.
     17:9, 13), while Moses in the prayer of faith held up to heaven
     the God-given 'rod.' It was no doubt on that occasion that his
     name was changed from Oshea, 'help,' to Jehoshua, 'Jehovah is
     help' (Num. 13:16). And this name is the key to his life and
     work. Alike in bringing the people into Canaan, in his wars, and
     in the distribution of the land among the tribes, from the
     miraculous crossing of Jordan and taking of Jericho to his last
     address, he was the embodiment of his new name, 'Jehovah is
     help.' To this outward calling his character also corresponded.
     It is marked by singleness of purpose, directness, and
     decision...He sets an object before him, and unswervingly
     follows it" (Bible Hist., iii. 103)
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Joshua, a savior; a deliverer
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Joshua, TX (city, FIPS 38080)
    Location: 32.46217 N, 97.38037 W
    Population (1990): 3828 (1561 housing units)
    Area: 14.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 76058

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Joshua, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
     Population (2000):    4528
     Housing Units (2000): 1723
     Land area (2000):     6.512122 sq. miles (16.866317 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.010301 sq. miles (0.026679 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    6.522423 sq. miles (16.892996 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            38080
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             32.455198 N, 97.393622 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     76058
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Joshua, TX
      Joshua