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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(fish). Father of Joshua (Ex. 33:11¹¹And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. (Exodus 33:11); 1 Chron. 7:27²⁷Non his son, Jehoshua his son. (1 Chronicles 7:27)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

An Ephraimite, father of Joshua, and referred to in scripture only to distinguish his son, who succeeded Moses (Ex. 33:11¹¹And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. (Exodus 33:11); Num. 11:28²⁸And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. (Numbers 11:28); and more).

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

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