Abishua Explained

Abishua (ʾĂḇīšūaʿ, "my father is rescue") was an early High priest of Israel.Abishua is mentioned in the books 1 Chronicles (6:35) 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.^[2]

Name and namesakes

• The meaning of the name "Abishua" is uncertain, but may be "the (divine) father is opulence."^[3]
• The name also appears in reference to a grandson of Benjamin in 1 Chronicles 8:4.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Topical Bible: Abishua. biblehub.com.
2. Web site: Adam to Angell - Genealogy.com. www.genealogy.com. 2017-12-12.
3. Cheyne and Black (1899), Encyclopaedia Biblica, entry for "Abishua."