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    Yeshua

    yeh-SHOO-ah

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    The LORD is salvation; He saves
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Yeshua (spelled Jeshua in the King James Bible) appears in the King James Bible; the passages below give the context.
    First appears in
    Matthew — The Gospels
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Yeshua saves His people from their sins — name above every name, every knee bowing, the LORD's salvation embodied in the most sacred name ever spoken.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Philippians 2:9-10

      "Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow."

    • Matthew 1:21

      "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins."

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