4 others in the registry answer to the name Joshua. Every Joshua in the Bible
person
Joshua
יְהוֹשׁוּעַ
The ark of the covenant was placed on a rock in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.
- verses
- 2
- first named
- 1 Samuel 6:14
- last named
- 1 Samuel 6:18
- period
- United Monarchy
- role
- Man
Description
Who was Joshua?
Joshua is mentioned in 1Sa.6.14 and 1Sa.6.18 as a resident of Beth-shemesh, a town in Judah. The context of the passage is the return of the ark of the covenant to Israel after it had been captured by the Philistines (1Samuel 4-6). The Philistines, afflicted by plagues because of the ark's presence, sent it back to Israel on a cart pulled by two cows (1Sa.6.7-12).
The cart carrying the ark came to the field of Joshua in Beth-shemesh, where the people were reaping their wheat harvest (1Sa.6.13). The cows pulling the cart stopped beside a large rock in Joshua's field (1Sa.6.14). The people of Beth-shemesh then split up the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord (1Sa.6.14).
The large rock in Joshua's field, where the ark was placed, is mentioned again in 1Sa.6.18 as a marker or boundary stone.
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