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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Joshua
the successor of Moses as leader of the Israelites. Deut. 31:14, 23; 34:9.

2. Joshua
a book of the Bible bearing his name.

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Joshua
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho

2. (noun) Joshua, Josue, Book of Joshua
a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses

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The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. JOSHUA
a Jewish military leader, born of the tribe of Ephraim, the minister and successor of Moses, under whose leadership the Jews obtained a footing in the Land of Canaan.

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