Salmon (biblical figure)

      Lunette in the Sistine Chapel of Salmon with Boaz and Obed.

      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. Salmon is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:10-11, Ruth 4:20,21, and 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.

      See also

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      References

      • Calmet's Dictionary of the Holy Bible 1832
      Adam to David according to the Hebrew Bible
      Creation to Flood
      Cain line
      Patriarchs after Flood
      Nationhood to Kingship
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