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Abishua

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(father of deliverance). (1) Son of Bela (1 Chron. 8:4⁴And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, (1 Chronicles 8:4)). (2) Son of Phinehas (1 Chron. 6:4-5,50⁴Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua, ⁵And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, (1 Chronicles 6:4‑5)
⁵⁰And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, (1 Chronicles 6:50); Ezra 7:5⁵The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest: (Ezra 7:5)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Phinehas (son of Eleazar), and father of Bukki (1 Chron. 6:4-5,50⁴Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua, ⁵And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, (1 Chronicles 6:4‑5)
⁵⁰And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, (1 Chronicles 6:50); Ezra 7:5⁵The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest: (Ezra 7:5)). Josephus says that Abishua was high priest after Phinehas (Antiquities 8:1,3).

2. Son of Bela, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chron. 8:1,4¹Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, (1 Chronicles 8:1)
⁴And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, (1 Chronicles 8:4)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

50 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Abiyshuwae

Phonic:

ab-ee-shoo’-ah

Meaning:

from 1 and 7771; father of plenty (i.e. prosperous); Abishua, the name of two Israelites

KJV Usage:

Abishua

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

father of salvation, or of riches

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Father of salvation, or welfare; prosperous:―name of two Israelites, 1 Chron. 6:4. {Pater salutis}