Yehoshua | Joshua, Yeshua, Jesus, Yeshu

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And she shall bring forth a son,
and thou shalt call his name JESUS:
for he shall save his people
from their sins.

 Matthew 1:21 (KJV)

About the Greek Name “Jesus”
The Greek NAME JESUS is a translation, or rather transliteration from the Hebrew NAME Joshua, or Yehoshua, or [Yeshua for short].
Here’s a little background:
Yehoshua in the Septuagint (the Greek Translation of the OT circa 200 BC)Two things indicate that Yehoshua is the proper Hebrew name for Jesus:
(1) In the Greek Translation of the OT known as the Septuagint (LXX), the name Joshua is rendered *Iasous* = Jesus.
(2) In the NT, Joshua is mentioned twice (Acts 7:45; Heb 4:8), and in both places the Greek NT spells the name *Iasous* = Jesus. [pronouced Yeh-shu)

Thus the Greek *Iasous* is the equivalent of Hebrew *Yehoshua*

Yehoshua in the Hebrew Bible

As far as the Hebrew Bible is concerned, it is important to note that in the early books, the name Joshua is spelled as (     yod-hey-waw-shin-ayin) or on rare occasions as (    yod-hey-waw-shin-waw-ayin). However, in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, the high priest is named Jeshua the son of Jozadak (    yod-shin-waw-ayin); whereas in the contemporary books of Haggai and Zechariah, the same high priest is named Joshua the son of Jehozadak (    yod-hey-waw-shin-ayin beth-nun).

Thus, it can be concluded that in post-exilic times of the Biblical era, the names Yeshua and Yehoshua were regarded as equivalent. from https://www.essene.com/Yeshua/yehoshua.htm

Note: “post-exilic times” refer to Circa 500 BC, or after the Exile of Israel in Babylon as slaves/servants to the King of Babylon for 70 years, as Jeremiah prophesied.

What is Jesus’ original Hebrew Name? Jehoshua.
What does it mean?  Salvation (Joshua or Jehoshua)  = “Jehovah is Salvation“

 

Below are all KJV references containing “name” and “Jesus” to study

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And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

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And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

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But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.

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And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

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And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

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Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.

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But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

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Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

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Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

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Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

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And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

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By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

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And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

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But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

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(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

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But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

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And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

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Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

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When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

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And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

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Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

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I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

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Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

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In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

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Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

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That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

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And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

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That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

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And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.