Joshua

Japanese: ヨシュア（英語表記）Joshua

A figure in the Old Testament. Known as Joshua in the Roman Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church. He was from the tribe of Ephraim. He was the son of Nun and became Moses' attendant at a young age (Exodus 24:13, Numbers 11:28), and served as a spy during the invasion of Canaan (Numbers 13:1-8). His name was originally Hosea, and Joshua, a shortened form of Jehoshua, was given to him by Moses. He was chosen as Moses' successor during his lifetime (Exodus 27:18-23), and after his death he became the leader of Israel, occupied Canaan, and distributed it to the 12 tribes. He himself obtained the land of Ephraim, died at the age of 110, and was buried in Timnath-serah, in the mountains of Ephraim (Joshua 24:29).

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Japanese:

旧約聖書中の人物。ローマ・カトリック教会およびギリシア正教会ではヨズエと呼ばれる。エフライムの部族出身。ヌンの子で若くしてモーセの従者となり (出エジプト記 24・13，民数記 11・28) ，カナン侵入の際にはスパイとして偵察を行なった (民数記 13・1～8) 。彼の名はもとホセアであり，エホシュアの短縮形ヨシュアはモーセの命名。モーセ在世中に後継者に選ばれ (同 27・18～23) ，その死後はイスラエルの指導者となって，カナンを占領し 12部族に分配した。彼自身はエフライムの地を得，110歳で死にエフライムの山地テムナテ・セラに葬られた (ヨシュア記 24・29) 。

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