Bible Person

Jeshua

Meaning: same as Joshua · Male · 1 cross reference

This Jeshua entry refers to the Levite in Ezra 8:33, not to the father of Ezer, the distributor in 2 Chronicles 31, or the son of Kadmiel in Nehemiah 12. He belongs to the careful priestly stewardship of sacred offerings after the return. First appears in Ezra 8:33.1

AI summary: This Jeshua matters because his single cross reference places him among those entrusted with receiving valuable temple offerings in Jerusalem. The entry shows that the restored community treated sacred resources with named accountability and Levitical care. Taken together, the material presents this Jeshua as a Levite steward in the post-exilic temple system.1

Central Figure

Jeshua

Meaning: same as Joshua

A Levite (Ezra 8:33).