Yeshua in the Bible — the Hebrew name and what it means
יֵשׁוּעַ
The Son of the Highest — “thou shalt call his name Yeshua: for he shall save his people from their sins.”
Also called
Jesus Ἰησοῦς — the Greek form Iesous, from the Hebrew Yeshua
Immanuel עִמָּנוּ אֵל — “God with us” (Isa 7:14; Matt 1:23)
Messiah / Christ מָשִׁיחַ — “the Anointed One”
The moments that made Yeshua
Matt 1:21“Thou shalt call his name Yeshua — he shall save”
Luke 2:11Born in Bethlehem — a Saviour, Messiah the Lord
Matt 3:16Baptized in Jordan; the Spirit descends
Matt 5:1The sermon on the mount
Matt 17:2Transfigured — his face did shine as the sun
Luke 22:19The last supper — “this is my body”
John 19:18Crucified at Golgotha
Matt 28:6“He is not here: for he is risen”
Acts 1:9Taken up; a cloud received him
Phil 2:9The name above every name
How often the name appears
Yeshua is named 30 times in the Hebrew Scriptures and 878 times in the New Testament.
Every mention — Hebrew Scriptures
1Chr 24:112Chr 31:15Ezra 2:2Ezra 2:6Ezra 2:36Ezra 2:40Ezra 3:2Ezra 3:8Ezra 3:9Ezra 4:3Ezra 5:2Ezra 8:33Ezra 10:18Neh 3:19Neh 7:7Neh 7:11Neh 7:39Neh 7:43Neh 8:7Neh 8:17Neh 9:4Neh 9:5Neh 10:10Neh 11:26Neh 12:1Neh 12:7Neh 12:8Neh 12:10Neh 12:24Neh 12:26
Every mention — New Testament
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