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Nun

NUN, Son of Elishamah, and Father of Joshua, of the Tribe of Ephraim. The Greeks give him the Name of Naue instead of Nun. We know none of the Particulars of his Life, and he is only known in the sacred History, by being the Father of Joshua.

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Augustin Calmet, O.S.B., “Nun,” in Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible, Complete and Unabridged, English translation, Mind of the Church, https://mindofthechurch.com/works/calmet-dictionary/n/nun/.

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