Bible Person

Joshua

Meaning: a savior; a deliverer · Male · 2 cross references

This Joshua entry refers to the Beth-shemite associated with the field where the ark cart stops, not to Joshua son of Nun. He belongs to the local setting of one of the ark narrative's most memorable return scenes. First appears in 1 Sam 6:14.1

AI summary: This Joshua matters because the cross references place his field at the spot where the ark's return from Philistine territory becomes visible and celebrated. Though he is not the protagonist, his property becomes part of a sacred historical memory tied to the ark's arrival. Taken together, the material presents this Joshua as a background landholder whose field is woven into a pivotal ark-return event.1

Central Figure

Joshua

Meaning: a savior; a deliverer