1. Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho; Also called: Josue.
2. A book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses.
(lived 13th century BC) In the Old Testament, successor of Moses, who led the Jews in their return to and conquest of the land of Canaan. The city of Jericho was the first to fall—according to the Book of Joshua, the walls crumbled to the blast of his trumpets.

City in Texas (USA); zip code 76058.