Salmon (biblical figure)

Salmon is a person in the Hebrew Bible . His name can be pronounced Salmon or Salmah. He is the son of Nahshon , and married with Rahab of Jericho , by whom he had Boaz . Matthew 1:4 According to The Exodus , of those who were at least twenty years of age when leaving Egypt, only Caleb and Joshua would cross the Jordan River.

Salmon ( Śalmōn ) or Salmah (שַׂלְמָה Śalmāh ) is a person mentioned in genealogies in both the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and in the New Testament . He is the son of Nahshon , and married Rahab, possibly she of Jericho , by whom he had Boaz . Thus, according to the Biblical genealogies, Salmon is the patrilineal great-great-grandfather of David . According to the Book of Exodus , of those who were at least twenty years of age when leaving Egypt, only Caleb and Joshua would cross the Jordan River.

Salmon ( Śalmōn ) or Salmah (שַׂלְמָה Śalmāh , ) is a person mentioned in genealogies in both the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and in the New Testament . He was the son of Nahshon , married "Rachab" of Matthew 1:5 (possibly Rahab, of Jericho ), and Boaz (or Booz) was their son. Thus, according to the biblical genealogies, Salmon is the patrilineal great-great-grandfather of David . Salmon is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:10–11 , Ruth 4:20,21 , Matthew 1:4–5 and Luke 3:32 . Nahshon was one of the Israelite leaders present with Moses during the exodus from Egypt who undertook a " census of all the congregation of the children of Israel" and therefore Salmon would probably have been a contemporary of Joshua and part of the generation of Israelites who entered the promised land . Rahab's marriage to Salmon is not mentioned in the account of her hiding Joshua's messengers sent out to spy out Jericho , although the narrative regarding her role concludes that "she dwells in Israel to this day".

Biblical figure For other uses, see Salmon (disambiguation) . Painting of Salmon by Girolamo Tessari in 1526 in Padova, Church of S Francisco Salmon ( Hebrew : שַׂלְמוֹן Śalmōn ) or Salmah (שַׂלְמָה Śalmā , Greek : Σαλμών ) is a person mentioned in genealogies in both the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and in the New Testament . He was the son of Nahshon . In the New Testament, he married "Rachab" of Matthew 1 :5 (possibly Rahab, of Jericho ), and Boaz (or Booz) was their son. Thus, according to the biblical genealogies, Salmon is the patrilineal great-great-grandfather of David . Nahshon was one of the Israelite leaders present with Moses during the exodus from Egypt who undertook a " census of all the congregation of the children of Israel" and therefore Salmon would probably have been a contemporary of Joshua and part of the generation of Israelites who entered the Promised Land . Rahab's marriage to Salmon is not mentioned in the account of her hiding Joshua's messengers sent out to spy out Jericho .