Person
Nahshon
Also called Naasson, Naashon
Mentioned in 11 verses across 6 books, first in Ruth 4:20. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In the Bible
All 1 verse in Ruth, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Ruth
- Ruth 4:20
Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon,
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
Sorcerer, the son of Aminadab, and prince of the children of Judah at the time of the first numbering of the tribes in the wilderness (Ex. 6:23). His sister Elisheba was the wife of Aaron. He died in the wilderness (Num. 26:64, 65). His name occurs in the Greek form Naasson in the genealogy of Christ (Matt, 1:4; Luke 3:32).