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Originally, his name meant "salvation," but Moses changed it to mean "Yahveh is salvation." What do we call him in English?



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Answer: Joshua

Joshua's name was originally Hoshea , then it was changed to Yehoshua .

Numbers 13:16 - These are the names of the men that Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Hoshea, the son of Nun, Joshua.


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