Salmon
Salmon was the son of Nahshon and the father of Boaz, part of the genealogy connecting Judah's family to King David and to Jesus. According to Matthew's genealogy of Christ (Matthew 1:5), he married Rahab of Jericho, the woman who sheltered Israel's spies before the city's fall.
Biography
- Father
- Nahshon
- Spouse
- Rahab
- Era
- Primeval / Patriarchal
Family
Did You Know?
Matthew 1:5 names Rahab as Salmon's wife and Boaz's mother - the same Rahab who hid Joshua's spies in Jericho (Joshua 2), making her an ancestor of both David and Jesus.
Salmon's son Boaz would go on to marry Ruth the Moabitess, meaning David's family tree includes two non-Israelite women within three generations.
Key Chapters
Key Passages
The Genealogy of Boaz
Ruth 4:20-21
If Matthew's identification is read straightforwardly, Salmon's marriage to Rahab means a former Canaanite prostitute became the great-grandmother of King David - a striking early instance of an outsider grafted into Israel's story.
20nd Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,