Joshua
Who he was
Joshua, also known as Jose, is mentioned in Luke 3:29 as part of the genealogy of Jesus Christ. This genealogy traces Jesus' lineage through His mother Mary's family line. Joshua/Jose is listed as the son of Eliezer and the father of Er. The genealogy spans several centuries, from Jesus back to Adam, demonstrating Jesus' connection to the ancestral line of David and the fulfillment of messianic prophecies. However, no additional information is provided about Joshua/Jose's life or the specific time period in which he lived. The variation in names (Joshua/Jose) may reflect different traditions or translations of the name.
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Family
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Every mention
1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Luke 1 mention
Luke 3:29the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
What the dictionary says
Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Read the article →Sources
- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain