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What is the meaning of the name “Jesus”?

Retry Correct Incorrect Jesus’ name has Hebrew and Greek origins. The English name Jesus comes from the Greek name Iesous, a translation of the Hebrew name Joshua, which ultimately means something along the lines of “God is salvation” or “God saves.”

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What is the meaning of the name “Jesus”?

• God is loving
• God saves
• God the son
• God is the shepherd