had bought, consigned it to a tomb hewn in a rock, in a garden belonging to Joseph, and close to
the place of crucifixion. There is a tradition that he was one of the seventy disciples.
•Joseph, called Barsabas, and surnamed Justus; one of the two person chosen by the assembled
church, (Acts 1:23) as worthy to fill the place in the apostolic company from which Judas had
fallen.
Joses
(exalted).
•Son of Eliezer, in the genealogy of Christ. (Luke 3:29)
•One of the Lord’s brethren. (Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3)
•Joses Barnabas. (Acts 4:36) [Barnabas]
Joshah
(whom Jehovah lets dwell), a prince of the house of Simeon. (1 Chronicles 4:34,38-41)
Joshaphat
(whom Jehovah judges), the Mithnite, one of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:43)
Joshaviah
(whom Jehovah makes dwell), the son of Elnaam, and one of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles
11:46) (B.C. 1046.)
Joshbekashah
(a seat in a hard place), son of Heman, head of the seventeenth course of musicians. (1 Chronicles
25:4,25) (B.C. 1014.)
Joshua
(saviour, or whose help is Jehovah). His name appears in the various forms of HosheaHOshea,
Oshea, Jehoshua, Jeshua and Jesus.
•The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim. (1 Chronicles 7:27) (B.C. 1530-1420.) He was nearly
forty years old when he shared in the hurried triumph of the exodus. He is mentioned first in
connection with the fight against Amalek at Rephidim, when he was chosen by Moses to lead the
Israelites. (Exodus 17:9) Soon afterward he was one of the twelve chiefs who were sent, (Numbers
13:17) to explore the land of Canaan, and one of the two, ch. (Numbers 14:6) who gave an
encouraging report of their journey. Moses, shortly before his death, was directed, (Numbers
27:18) to invest Joshua with authority over the people. God himself gave Joshua a charge by the
mouth of the dying lawgiver. (31:14,23) Under the direction of God again renewed, (Joshua 1:1)
Joshua assumed the command of the people at Shittim, sent spies into Jericho, crossed the Jordan,
fortified a camp at Gilgal, circumcised the people, kept the passover, and was visited by the Captain
of the Lord’s host. A miracle made the fall of Jericho more terrible to the Canaanites. In the great
battle of Beth-horon the Amorites were signally routed, and the south country was open to the
Israelites. Joshua returned to the camp at Gilgal, master of half of Palestine. He defeated the
Canaanites under Jabin king of Hazor. In six years, six tribes, with thirty-one petty chiefs, were
conquered. Joshua, now stricken in years, proceeded to make the division of the conquered land.
Timnath-serah in Mount Ephraim was assigned as Joshua’s peculiar inheritance. After an interval
of rest, Joshua convoked an assembly from all Israel. He delivered two solemn addresses, recorded
in (Joshua 23:24) He died at the age of 110 years, and was buried in his own city, Timnath-serah.
•An inhabitant of Beth-shemesh, in whose land was the stone at which the milch-kine stopped when
they drew the ark of God with the offerings of the Philistines from Ekron to Beth-shemesh. ( 1
Samuel 6:14,18) (B.C. 1124.)
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