The names of Jesus

All the People in the Bible: An A–Z Guide to the Saints, Scoundrels, and Other Characters in Scripture Hoshea

Hoshea [hō-shā-uh] (הושע, “May He [God] Save”)

(1) the original name of Joshua (1); his name was changed by Moses (Num. 13:8)

(2) son of Azaziah (2); an official of David set over the Ephraimites (1 Chron. 27:20)

(3) the last king of Israel (732–724 BCE); captured by Shamaneser V of Assyria (2 Kings 17:1)

(4) a sealer of Nehemiah’s covenant (Neh. 10:23)

All the People in the Bible: An A–Z Guide to the Saints, Scoundrels, and Other Characters in Scripture Jeshua

Jeshua [jesh-oo-uh] (ישוע, “Yahweh Is Salvation”)

(1) alternate form of Joshua (Neh. 8:17)

(2) a division of Aaronite priests (1 Chron. 24:11)

(3) a Levite who helped distribute priests’ allowances under Hezekiah (2 Chron. 31:15)

(4) a non-priestly family who returned from the Babylonian exile (Ezra 2:6)

(5) a high priest who was taken into captivity under Nebuchadrezzar (1 Chron. 6:15)

(6) a Levitical family who returned from the Babylonian exile (Ezra 2:40)

(7) a Levite chief who supervised the rebuilding of the temple under Zerubbabel (Ezra 3:9)

(8) a Levite who interpreted the Law as it was read by Ezra at a public assembly (Neh. 8:7)