King James Bible

1. (saviour).

1. The Greek form of the name Joshua or Jeshua, a contraction of Jehoshua, that is, "help of Jehovah" or "saviour." (Numbers 13:16)
2. Joshua the son of Nun. (Numbers 27:18; Hebrews 4:8) [JEHOSHUA]

2. called Jestus, a Christian who was with St. Paul at Rome. (Colossians 4:11) (A.D. 57.)
3. In "Baal-hazor which is by Ephraim" was Absalom's sheepfarm, at which took place the murder of Amnon, one of the earliest precursors of the great revolt. (2 Samuel 13:23) There is no clue to its situation.
4. a city "in the district near the wilderness" to which our Lord retired with his disciples when threatened with violence by the priests. (John 11:54)