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One of the Thirty mighty men of David from Pirathon in Ephraim; commander of the eleventh course of David's army (1 Chronicles 27:14). Distinct from Benaiah son of Jehoiada the captain of David's bodyguard.
Hoshea · Yehoshua · Jesus (Greek transliteration)
Son of Nun; Moses' assistant from the wilderness onward. One of the two faithful spies; led Israel into Canaan after Moses' death and conducted the conquest. Renamed by Moses from Hoshea ('salvation') to Joshua ('Yahweh saves'). Died at 110.
Curation status: Primeval (Genesis 1–11), patriarchs (Genesis 12–50), Exodus/Numbers, Joshua/Judges/Ruth, the united and divided monarchies (Saul, David, all kings of Judah and Israel), the writing prophets, post-exilic figures (Zerubbabel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther), the Holy Family, John the Baptist, the Twelve, and the early apostolic generation are all in. 2,781figures curated so far. The remaining named biblical figures (priestly genealogies in 1 Chronicles, the post-exile lists in Ezra/Nehemiah, the obscure persons in Acts and the epistles) are pending. Every claim is rigorously sourced; gaps mean “not yet curated”, not “not in scripture”.