What is the meaning of Joshua?

noun

  • Old Testament. ( Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho)
  • A book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses.
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