Joshua
Hebrew originJoshua son of Nun is Moses' young servant; he never leaves the inside of the Tent of Meeting while Moses talks with Yahweh face to face.
- Meaning
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- Occupation
- Servant
- First mention
- Exodus 17:9
Family
Parents
Scripture references
- Exodus 17:9
Moses said to Joshua, 'Pick some men and tomorrow morning go out and engage Amalek. I, for my part, shall take my stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.'
- Exodus 17:10
Joshua did as Moses had told him and went out to engage Amalek, while Moses, Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
- Exodus 17:13
and Joshua defeated Amalek, putting their people to the sword.
- Exodus 17:14
Yahweh then said to Moses, 'Write this down in a book to commemorate it, and repeat it over to Joshua, for I shall blot out all memory of Amalek under heaven.'
- Exodus 24:13
Moses made ready, with Joshua his assistant, and they went up the mountain of God.
- Exodus 32:17
When Joshua heard the noise of the people shouting, he said to Moses, 'There is the sound of battle in the camp!'
- Exodus 33:11
Yahweh would talk to Moses face to face, as a man talks to his friend, and afterwards he would come back to the camp, but the young man who was his servant, Joshua son of Nun, never left the inside of the Tent.