The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Jeshua
or Jeshuah (both: jsh´y) (KEY) [Heb.,=God helps], in the Bible. 1 See Joshua. 2 See Joshua 2. 3 Head of a postexilic family. 4 Priestly family. 5 Head of a Levitical family. 6 Levite. 7 Unidentified town, S ancient Palestine.