<P> Joshua ( / ˈdʒɒʃuə / ) or Jehoshua ( Hebrew : יְהוֹשֻׁעַ ‬ Yehōšuʿa ) is the central figure in the Hebrew Bible 's Book of Joshua . According to the books of Exodus , Numbers and Joshua , he was Moses ' assistant and became the leader of the Israelite tribes after the death of Moses . His name was Hoshe'a ( הוֹשֵׁעַ ) the son of Nun , of the tribe of Ephraim , but Moses called him Joshua ( Numbers 13 : 16 ) , the name by which he is commonly known . The name is shortened to Yeshua in Nehemiah ( Nehemiah 8 : 17 ) . According to the Bible he was born in Egypt prior to the Exodus . </P>
<P> Joshua ( / ˈdʒɒʃuə / ) or Jehoshua ( Hebrew : יְהוֹשֻׁעַ ‬ Yehōšuʿa ) is the central figure in the Hebrew Bible 's Book of Joshua . According to the books of Exodus , Numbers and Joshua , he was Moses ' assistant and became the leader of the Israelite tribes after the death of Moses . His name was Hoshe'a ( הוֹשֵׁעַ ) the son of Nun , of the tribe of Ephraim , but Moses called him Joshua ( Numbers 13 : 16 ) , the name by which he is commonly known . The name is shortened to Yeshua in Nehemiah ( Nehemiah 8 : 17 ) . According to the Bible he was born in Egypt prior to the Exodus . </P>
who became the leader of israel following moses death
who became the leader of israel following moses death
Joshua
Joshua