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    Joshua

    יְהוֹשׁוּעַ

    Joshua (or Jeshua), the son of Jehozadak, was the high priest who led the rebuilding of the temple after the Babylonian exile.

    verses
    21
    first named
    Ezra 2:2
    last named
    Zechariah 6:12
    period
    Exile and Return
    tribe
    Levi

    Description

    Who was Joshua?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Joshua, also known as Jeshua, was the high priest who played a significant role in the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. He was the son of Jehozadak (or Jozadak) and is mentioned in the books of Haggai, Zechariah, Ezra, and Nehemiah.

    Joshua is first mentioned among the leaders who returned from exile with Zerubbabel (Ezr.2.2; Neh.7.7). He worked alongside Zerubbabel to rebuild the altar and lay the foundation of the temple (Ezr.3.2, 8). When the temple construction faced opposition, Joshua and Zerubbabel successfully petitioned the Persian authorities to allow the work to continue (Ezr.5.2).

    The prophets Haggai and Zechariah delivered messages of encouragement and support to Joshua during the temple reconstruction (Hag.1.1, 12, 14; 2.2, 4; Zec.3.1-9; 6.11). In a vision, Zechariah saw Joshua standing before the angel of the Lord, with Satan accusing him. The Lord rebuked Satan and affirmed His choice of Joshua as the high priest (Zec.3.1-5). Joshua was also given a symbolic crown and a promise of the coming "Branch," a messianic figure (Zec.6.11-13).

    Joshua continued to serve as high priest during the early years of the restored Jewish community in Jerusalem (Neh.12.1, 7, 10, 26). His leadership, along with that of Zerubbabel, was instrumental in the completion of the temple and the reestablishment of Jewish worship in the post-exilic period.

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Joshua10 of 20 entities the graph connects to Joshua, in one group: events 10. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Israel1 event · 2,578 versesJudah1 event · 1,023 versesLORD4 events · 1,004 versesJerusalem2 events · 888 versesLevi1 event · 329 versesPriest1 event · 202 versesBurnt Offering1 event · 160 versesSatan1 event · 101 versesTown1 event · 67 versesCaptivity1 event · 44 versesJoshua

    The 10 best-attested of 20 are drawn. All 20 are listed below.

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 19 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Joshua happensThe one place the claims about Joshua reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Jerusalem. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Joshua there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Jerusalem
    Exile and ReturnThe one place the claims about Joshua reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 21, across 4 books.

    1. Ezra5 verses

      2:23:23:84:35:2

    2. Nehemiah5 verses

      7:712:112:712:1012:26

    3. Haggai5 verses

      1:11:121:142:22:4

    4. Zechariah6 verses

      3:13:33:63:83:96:11

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Joshua, Fellow Priests, Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel Associates, and Israel’s building of Altar and Burnt Offering and These People, Zerubbabel, and Joshua’s rebuilding of House Of The Lord, and 3 moreZerubbabelLeader of the first Jewish exiles from Babylonvia These People, Zerubbabel, and Joshua’s rebuilding of House Of The Lord and Zerubbabel, Joshua, People, Elders, and Sheshbazzar’s rebuilding of House Of GodRebuildingRebuilding is a concept gathering 32 labelled instances in the text.via Zerubbabel, Joshua, People, Elders, and Sheshbazzar’s rebuilding of House Of God and First Returnees’ returnJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsvia JehozadakEzraPriest; scribe; led a group of exiles back to Jerusalem.via JehozadakSeraiahHigh priest during the reign of Zedekiahvia Joshua, Fellow Priests, Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel Associates, and Israel’s building of Altar and Burnt OfferingBuildingBuilding is a concept gathering 124 labelled instances in the text.via Joshua, Fellow Priests, Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel Associates, and Israel’s building of Altar and Burnt OfferingBurnt OfferingBurnt Offering is a concept gathering 32 labelled instances in the text.via JoiakimEliashibHigh priest, father of Joiada and ancestor of Jadduavia JoiakimHeads Of Levite Priest Families, Priests And Levites, Singers, Gatekeepers, David, and Solomon’s serviceHeads Of Levite Priest Families, Priests And Levites, Singers, Gatekeepers, David, and Solomon’s service is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.

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