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Salmon

Salmon (or Sala) was the son of Nahshon and husband of Rahab - an ancestor of King David and Jesus Christ.

The name Salmon means “peaceable; perfect; he that rewards”

MaleTribe of JudahOld & New Testaments4 books6 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Ruth 4:20; referred to as Salmon (שַׂלְמָא, שַׂלְמוֹן, שַׂלְמָה), Salmon (Σαλμών), or Sala (Σαλά); a son of Nahshon; husband of Rahab; father of Boaz.

Glossary entries

Salmon (Person) Sala Salma

Family members

Father

Nahshon

Spouse

Rahab

Children

Boaz

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Ruth 4:20שַׂלְמָה · Salmon
    Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon,
  2. Ruth 4:21שַׂלְמוֹן · Salmon
    Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:11שַׂלְמָא · Salmon
    Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.
  4. Matthew 1:4Σαλμών · Salmon
    Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
  5. Matthew 1:5Σαλμών · Salmon
    Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
  6. Luke 3:32Σαλά · Sala
    …the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,