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Salmon

ancestor of David and Jesus

Son of Nahshon and father of Boaz in the Judahite lineage of David and Jesus, identified in Matthew 1 as the husband of Rahab.

5 appearances3 Bible books1 known aliases

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Salmon appears in the Judahite genealogy of 4 and 1 Chronicles 2 as the son of Nahshon and the father of , placing him in the lineage that runs from through to King . 1 names him in the genealogy of and identifies his wife as Rahab, making him the father of Boaz by the woman from who had sheltered the spies. 3 also includes him in the genealogy. As Nahshon was the leader of the tribe of Judah during the wilderness period, Salmon belongs to a prominent Judahite family of the period of settlement.

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