Abishua
High Priest of Israel
Abishua (Hebrew: אֲבִישׁוּעַ ʾĂḇīšūaʿ, "my father is rescue") was an early High priest of Israel. Abishua is mentioned in the books 1 Chronicles (6:35) and Ezra (7:5) as the son of the High Priest Phinehas, son of Eleazar. As such, he is the great-grandson of Aaron, the brother of Moses and first High Priest. It is likely that Abishua was a contemporary of the Israelite judge Ehud and the Moabite king Eglon.[1]
According to Josephus and other extrabiblical sources, he succeeded his father as High Priest.[2][citation needed]
Name and namesakes
- The meaning of the name "Abishua" is uncertain, but may be "the (divine) father is opulence."[3]
- The name also appears in reference to a grandson of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles 8:4.
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- Ananelus
- Aristobulus III
- Ananelus (restored)
- Jesus, son of Fabus
- Simon ben Boethus
- Matthias ben Theophilus
- Joazar ben Boethus
- Eleazar ben Boethus
- Joshua ben Sie
- Joazar ben Boethus (restored)
- Annas
- Ishmael ben Fabus
- Eleazar ben Ananus
- Simon ben Camithus
- Caiaphas
- Jonathan ben Ananus
- Theophilus ben Ananus
- Simon Cantatheras ben Boethus
- Matthias ben Ananus
- Elioneus ben Simon Cantatheras
- Jonathan ben Ananus (restored)
- Josephus ben Camydus
- Ananias son of Nedebeus
- Jonathan
- Ishmael ben Fabus
- Joseph Cabi ben Simon
- Ananus ben Ananus
- Jesus son of Damneus
- Joshua ben Gamla
- Mattathias ben Theophilus
- Phannias ben Samuel
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