Nun (biblical figure)

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Nun /ˈnʊn/ (Hebrew: נוּן, romanized: Nūn, 'Perpetuity'),^[1] in the Hebrew Bible, was a man from the Tribe of Ephraim, grandson of Ammihud, son of Elishama, and father of Joshua (1 Chronicles 7:26–27).

Biblical context

Nun grew up in and may have lived his entire life in the

Traditional tomb

A Jewish tradition places Nun's tomb near that of his son Joshua who, according to Joshua 24:30, is buried in