Joshua, also known as Yehoshua, Jeshoshua, or Josue, functioned as Moses' assistant in the books of Exodus and Numbers, and later succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelite tribes in the Book of Joshua of the Hebrew Bible. His name was Hoshea the son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, but Moses called him "Yehoshua", the name by which he is commonly known in English. According to the Bible, he was born in Egypt prior to the Exodus.
Moses and the Messengers from Canaan, Giovanni Lanfranco, oil on canvas, 218 cm × 246 cm (85+3⁄4 by 97 inches), at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Moses Blesses Joshua Before the High Priest (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot)
Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon by John Martin
Joshua's Tomb in Kifl Haris near Nablus, West Bank, on Joshua's yartzeit 2007
Moses was a Hebrew teacher and leader considered the most important prophet in Judaism and one of the most important prophets in Christianity, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, and other Abrahamic religions. According to both the Bible and the Quran, Moses was the leader of the Israelites and lawgiver to whom the prophetic authorship of the Torah is attributed.
Moses with the Tablets of the Law (1624), by Guido Reni
Moses striking the rock, 1630 by Pieter de Grebber
The Finding of Moses, painting by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1904
Moses before the Pharaoh, a 6th-century miniature from the Syriac Bible of Paris
