Abishua

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A 1493 depiction of Abishua from the Nuremberg Chronicles by Hartmann Schedel Abisua Abysue (titel op object) Liber Chronicarum (serietitel), RP-P-2016-49-23-2.jpg
A 1493 depiction of Abishua from the Nuremberg Chronicles by Hartmann Schedel

Abishua (Hebrew : אֲבִישׁוּעַʾĂḇīšūaʿ, "my father is rescue") was an early High priest of Israel. Abishua is mentioned in the books 1 Chronicles (6:3-5) 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 (Antiquities 5.11.5; 8.1.3). [2]

Name and namesakes

Patrilineal descent
  1. Abraham
  2. Isaac
  3. Jacob
  4. Levi
  5. Kehath
  6. Amram
  7. Aaron
  8. Eleazar
  9. Phinehas

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References

  1. "Topical Bible: Abishua". biblehub.com.
  2. "Adam to Angell - Genealogy.com". www.genealogy.com. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
  3. Cheyne and Black (1899), Encyclopaedia Biblica, entry for "Abishua."
Israelite religious titles
Preceded by High Priest of Israel
Years unknown
Succeeded by
Sashai (According to Samaritans)
Bukki (according to the Tanakh)