Bible Person
Meaning: a savior; a deliverer · Male · 21 cross references
This Joshua entry refers to Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest who serves alongside Zerubbabel in the early return from exile. He is one of the central religious leaders in the rebuilding of altar, temple, and community life in restored Jerusalem. First appears in Ezra 2:2.1
AI summary: This Joshua matters because the cross references present him as the priestly counterpart to Zerubbabel in the post-exilic restoration. He appears in Ezra's rebuilding narrative, in Haggai's summons to renewed work, and in Zechariah's visions where his cleansing and recommissioning carry symbolic weight for the people. Through him the restored community is shown not merely rebuilding structures, but being re-established in worship and priestly mediation. Taken together, the material presents this Joshua as a major restoration-era high priest whose role is both practical and richly theological.1
Central Figure
Joshua
Meaning: a savior; a deliverer
The son of Jozadak, and high priest of the Jews under Zerubbabel (Neh.
Children
| Book | Cross-References |
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| Ezra | |
| Neh | |
| Hag | |
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.