In the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, the man who took over from Moses and led the Israelites into Canaan, the land they had been promised. The book that tells his story is called the Book of Joshua.

In the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament在希伯來聖經和基督教舊約裡, the man who took over from Moses他是接替Moses（摩西）的人 and led the Israelites into Canaan帶領以色列人進入迦南, the land they had been promised也就是應許給他們的那塊土地。The book that tells his story記載他故事的那本書 is called the Book of Joshua叫做Book of Joshua（約書亞記）。

The most famous part is the taking of the city of Jericho: his army walked around the city walls for seven days, then blew their horns and shouted, and the walls fell down. Because of that story, 'the walls of Jericho' and the old song 'Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho' are widely known even to people who have never opened a Bible.

The most famous part is the taking of the city of Jericho最有名的部分是攻下Jericho（耶利哥城）: his army walked around the city walls for seven days他的軍隊繞著城牆走了七天, then blew their horns and shouted然後吹號角、大喊, and the walls fell down城牆就倒了。Because of that story因為這個故事, 'the walls of Jericho' and the old song 'Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho''the walls of Jericho'這個說法，還有老歌'Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho' are widely known even to people who have never opened a Bible就算沒翻過聖經的人也常聽過。

Joshua is also a very ordinary boy's name in English-speaking countries today — it was one of the most popular names for boys in Britain, the United States and Australia in the 1990s and 2000s — usually shortened to Josh.

Joshua is also a very ordinary boy's name in English-speaking countries todayJoshua在今天的英語系國家也是一個很普通的男生名字 — it was one of the most popular names for boys in Britain, the United States and Australia in the 1990s and 2000s在1990、2000年代，它是英國、美國，和澳洲最受歡迎的男生名字之一 — usually shortened to Josh通常縮寫成Josh。

And in the American southwest there is a tree named after him, the Joshua tree, said to have got its name because its raised branches reminded settlers of Joshua lifting his arms in prayer; U2's album The Joshua Tree made the name famous far beyond the desert.

And in the American southwest there is a tree named after him在美國西南部還有一種以他為名的樹, the Joshua tree叫做Joshua tree（約書亞樹）, said to have got its name because its raised branches reminded settlers of Joshua lifting his arms in prayer據說會這樣命名，是因為它高舉的枝幹讓移民想起約書亞舉手禱告的樣子; U2's album The Joshua Tree made the name famous far beyond the desertU2的專輯The Joshua Tree則讓這個名字紅到沙漠以外的地方。