Jeshua, son of Jozadak
The name Jeshua means “same as Joshua.” Jeshua is mentioned in 4 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 24:11.
Family of Jeshua
Father
Who was Jeshua?
Head of the ninth priestly order (Ezra 2:36); called also Jeshuah (1 Chr. 24:11).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Jeshua
- 1 Chronicles 24:11
The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
- Ezra 2:36
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
- Ezra 10:18
And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
- Nehemiah 7:39
The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.