One of the twelve men chosen by Moses to spy out the promise land. Only he and Caleb gave a good report and told Moses “Let’s Go!”. His name was Hoshea, but Moses called him Joshua.
He was the son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, a young man who followed Moses and became his servant (right hand man). Exodus 17:9-14, 24:13, 32:17, 33:11.
More of Joshua before he became the leader after Moses.
Numbers 11:28, 14:6,30,38, 26:65, 27:18,22, 32:12,28, 34:17
Deuteronomy 1:38, 3:21,28, 31:3,7,14,23, 34:9
And the Book of Joshua records his leadership exploits.
Best summarized in Joshua 24:15 … but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
His death at 110 years old is recorded in Judges 1:1,2:6-8,21,23
Last reference is in 1 Kings 16:34
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