ABISHUA

a-bish'-u-a, abi-shoo'-a ('abhishua`, uncertain, perhaps "father of wealth," or "my father is wealth"):

(1) A son of Bela the son of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:4).

(2) The son of Phinehas, who was grandson to Aaron (1 Chronicles 6:4-5,50; Ezra 7:5).

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.