Person Old Testament
Jeshua
Also known as Jeshua =ESV, NIV, KJV; Joshua =NIV; Jeshuah =KJV
Jeshua was the head of a priestly family that returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile. Mentioned in 4 verses across 3 books, first at 1 Chronicles 24:11.
Why it matters. Head of a priestly family that returned from exile.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jeshua
Jeshua is mentioned in Ezra, Nehemiah, and 1 Chronicles as the head of a priestly family that returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile. He is listed among the priests who settled in Jerusalem and served in the rebuilt temple. Jeshua's family was responsible for the eleventh division of priestly duties, as organized during the time of King David. The return of Jeshua and other priests was crucial for the restoration of temple worship and the spiritual life of the Jewish community after the exile.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 4 verses across 3 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.