“Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.”
From the tribe of Ephraim (a son of Joseph), Hoshea son of Nun — here Joshua first appears as Hoshea (salvation), later renamed Yehoshua (the LORD is salvation); his transformation through the faithful spying mission presages his future role as the one who will lead Israel into conquest.
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