A son of Amminadab, father of Salmon, and ancestor of King David.
About Nahshon
Amminadab’s son and brother of Elisheba and Salmon’s father (Exodus 6:23; 1 Chronicles 2:10–11).
Nahshon, the prince of Judah’s tribe at the start of Israel’s wandering in the wilderness wanderings (Numbers 1:7; 2:3; 10:14), represented his tribe at the dedication of the altar (Numbers 7:12).
Family Relationships
Key References
And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
All Scripture References (11)
Exodus (1)
And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Numbers (5)
from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab,
On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
Ruth (1)
Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon,
1 Chronicles (2)
Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.
Matthew (1)
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
Luke (1)
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,