Nun
Who he was
Nun was an Israelite from the tribe of Ephraim, best known as the father of Joshua (Exodus 33:11). His son Joshua was Moses' assistant from his youth (Numbers 11:28) and was chosen by God to succeed Moses as the leader of Israel (Numbers 27:18; Deuteronomy 31:23). Nun's name is often mentioned in connection with Joshua, emphasizing the importance of family lineage and the faithfulness passed down through generations. Joshua is referred to as "Joshua the son of Nun" throughout the Bible (e.g., Num.14.6, 30; Jos.1.1; 2.1). As the father of a prominent leader, Nun's legacy was remembered long after his lifetime (1 Kings 16:34; Nehemiah 8:17).
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Every mention
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Numbers11 mentions
Numbers 11:28Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered, “My lord Moses, forbid them!”Numbers 13:8Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Nun.Numbers 13:16These are the names of the men who Moses sent to spy out the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.Numbers 14:6Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those who spied out the land, tore their clothes.Numbers 14:30surely you shall not come into the land concerning which I swore that I would make you dwell therein, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.Numbers 14:38But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive of those men who went to spy out the land.Numbers 26:65For Yahweh had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” There was not a man left of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.Numbers 27:18Yahweh said to Moses, “Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him.Numbers 32:12except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun, because they have followed Yahweh completely.’Numbers 32:28So Moses commanded concerning them to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of the fathers’ households of the tribes of the children of Israel.Numbers 34:17“These are the names of the men who shall divide the land to you for inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Deuteronomy4 mentions
Deuteronomy 1:38Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, shall go in there. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.Deuteronomy 31:23He commissioned Joshua the son of Nun, and said, “Be strong and courageous; for you shall bring the children of Israel into the land which I swore to them. I will be with you.”Deuteronomy 32:44Moses came and spoke all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he and Joshua the son of Nun.Deuteronomy 34:9Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. The children of Israel listened to him, and did as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Joshua10 mentions
Joshua 1:1Now after the death of Moses the servant of Yahweh, Yahweh spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ servant, saying,Joshua 2:1Joshua the son of Nun secretly sent two men out of Shittim as spies, saying, “Go, view the land, including Jericho.” They went and came into the house of a prostitute whose name was Rahab…Joshua 2:23Then the two men returned, descended from the mountain, crossed the river, and came to Joshua the son of Nun. They told him all that had happened to them.Joshua 6:6Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before Yahweh’s ark.”Joshua 14:1These are the inheritances which the children of Israel took in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of…Joshua 17:4They came to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the princes, saying, “Yahweh commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brothers.” Therefore according to the…Joshua 19:49So they finished distributing the land for inheritance by its borders. The children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them.Joshua 19:51These are the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance by…Joshua 21:1Then the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.Joshua 24:29After these things, Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred ten years old.
Judges1 mention
1 Chronicles1 mention
What the dictionary says
Beyond the fact that he was the father of Joshua nothing more is known of him (Ex. 33:11).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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