Josech
Josech is the form used in some translations for Joseph, an ancestor of Jesus in Luke’s genealogy. He is not identified elsewhere in Scripture.
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Josedech = Jehozadak
Josedech, or Jehozadak, was the son of Seraiah and the father of Jeshua the high priest. He lived during the exile and the restoration of worship in Jerusalem.
Joseph
Joseph was the favored son of Jacob and Rachel. Sold by his brothers into Egypt, he rose to authority, preserved Egypt and his family during famine, and became an instrument of God’s providential care for Israel.
JOSEPH BARSABBAS
Joseph Barsabbas, also called Justus, was a disciple who had accompanied Jesus from His baptism to His ascension. He was proposed with Matthias as a candidate to replace Judas Iscariot but was not chosen.
JOSEPH OF ARIMATHAEA
Joseph of Arimathea was a wealthy, righteous council member and secret disciple of Jesus. After the crucifixion he boldly asked Pilate for Jesus’ body and placed it in his own new tomb.
JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF MARY
Joseph, the husband of Mary, was a righteous carpenter of Davidic descent who protected Mary and Jesus, obeyed God’s guidance, and took the family to Bethlehem, Egypt, and Nazareth. He appears to have died before Jesus’ public ministry.
JOSEPH, PRAYER OF
The Prayer of Joseph was a lost Old Testament pseudepigraphal work known from quotations by Origen. It exalted the patriarchs, especially Jacob-Israel, and its surviving fragments are insufficient to determine its full purpose.
Joses
Joses is a New Testament form of Joseph. The name refers to a brother of Jesus, possibly another son of Mary, and to Joseph Barnabas, the companion of Paul and the apostles.
Joshah
Joshah was a chief or leading descendant of Simeon. His family is recorded among those connected with the tribe’s settlements.
Joshaphat
Joshaphat the Mithnite was one of David’s mighty men. The same or a similar name also belongs to a priest and trumpeter in David’s service.
Joshaviah
Joshaviah was the son of Elnaam and one of the brave men who served David. His name is recorded in the list of David’s warriors in Chronicles.
Joshbekashah
Joshbekashah was a son of Heman and was associated with the seventeenth course of temple musicians. The wording of the surrounding passage has also been understood by some as part of a prayer.
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