Salmon

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son of Nahshon and father of Boaz in the lineage of King David (RUT 4:19)

Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Abraham › Isaac › Jacob › Judah › Pharez › Hezron › Ram › Amminadab › Nahshon › Salmon

Names

en Salmon
peaceable; perfect; he that rewards
en Salma · Also called
peace; perfection
en Salmon · Also called · H8012 none · RUT 4:20
little spark
en Sala · Also called
he שַׂלְמָֽה saləmon · H8012 · RUT 4:20
little spark
he שַׂלְמָא saləma · H8007 · 1CH 2:11
little spark
he שַׂלְמָא · H8007G
he שַׂלְמוֹן · H8012
he שַׂלְמָה · H8009
el Σαλμαν Salman · none · RUT 4:20
el Σαλμών Salmṓn · G4533 · 1CH 2:11
el Σαλά · G4527G
bg Салмон

Mentioned in (6)

Ruth 4:20 Ruth 4:21 1 Chr 2:11 Matt 1:4 Matt 1:5 Luke 3:32

SDA Books (6)

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Linked through an explicitly cited Bible passage

Daughters of God
Ellen Gould White · EN · 1 related paragraphs
EGW SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 5
Ellen Gould White · EN · 4 related paragraphs
SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 1 1SDABC
Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 6 bibliographic references from the official index
SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 2 2SDABC
Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 10 bibliographic references from the official index
SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 3 3SDABC
Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 21 bibliographic references from the official index
SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 5 5SDABC
Francis Nichol-GCSDA · EN · 34 bibliographic references from the official index

Conditional birth estimate

Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.

The anchors give incompatible conditional intervals. This calculation establishes no birth year.

Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.

Relative / anchor year	Generations	Conditional interval
Pharez · 1722 BC Ancestor	5 20–45 years per generation	c. 1622 BC – 1497 BC
Jacob · 1835 BC Ancestor	7 20–45 years per generation	c. 1695 BC – 1520 BC
Isaac · 1895 BC Ancestor	8 20–45 years per generation	c. 1735 BC – 1535 BC
Rebekah · 1876 BC Ancestor	8 20–45 years per generation	c. 1716 BC – 1516 BC
Abraham · 1995 BC Ancestor	9 20–45 years per generation	c. 1815 BC – 1590 BC
Sarah · 1985 BC Ancestor	9 20–45 years per generation	c. 1805 BC – 1580 BC
Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor	10 25–130 years per generation	c. 1875 BC – 825 BC
Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor	11 25–130 years per generation	c. 1881 BC – 726 BC
Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor	11 25–130 years per generation	c. 1781 BC – 626 BC
Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor	12 25–130 years per generation	c. 1886 BC – 626 BC
Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor	13 25–130 years per generation	c. 1893 BC – 528 BC
Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor	14 25–130 years per generation	c. 1898 BC – 428 BC
Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor	15 25–130 years per generation	c. 1907 BC – 332 BC
Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor	16 25–130 years per generation	c. 1912 BC – 232 BC
Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor	18 25–130 years per generation	c. 1897 BC – 7 BC
Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor	19 25–130 years per generation	c. 1972 BC – AD 24
Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor	20 25–130 years per generation	c. 2448 BC – 348 BC
Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor	21 25–130 years per generation	c. 2605 BC – 400 BC
Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor	22 25–130 years per generation	c. 2767 BC – 457 BC
Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor	23 25–130 years per generation	c. 2807 BC – 392 BC
Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor	24 25–130 years per generation	c. 2944 BC – 424 BC
Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor	25 25–130 years per generation	c. 2984 BC – 359 BC
Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor	26 25–130 years per generation	c. 3029 BC – 299 BC
Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor	26 25–130 years per generation	c. 3354 BC – 624 BC
Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor	27 25–130 years per generation	c. 3094 BC – 259 BC
Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor	27 25–130 years per generation	c. 3329 BC – 494 BC
Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor	27 25–130 years per generation	c. 3330 BC – 495 BC
Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor	28 25–130 years per generation	c. 3174 BC – 234 BC
David · 1086 BC Descendant	4 20–45 years per generation	c. 1266 BC – 1166 BC
Absalom · 1051 BC Descendant	5 20–45 years per generation	c. 1276 BC – 1151 BC
Adonijah · 1050 BC Descendant	5 20–45 years per generation	c. 1275 BC – 1150 BC
Amnon · 1053 BC Descendant	5 20–45 years per generation	c. 1278 BC – 1153 BC
Daniel · 1052 BC Descendant	5 20–45 years per generation	c. 1277 BC – 1152 BC
Ithream · 1048 BC Descendant	5 20–45 years per generation	c. 1273 BC – 1148 BC
Nathan · 1033 BC Descendant	5 20–45 years per generation	c. 1258 BC – 1133 BC
Shammua · 1031 BC Descendant	5 20–45 years per generation	c. 1256 BC – 1131 BC
Shephatiah · 1049 BC Descendant	5 20–45 years per generation	c. 1274 BC – 1149 BC
Shobab · 1032 BC Descendant	5 20–45 years per generation	c. 1257 BC – 1132 BC
Solomon · 1036 BC Descendant	5 20–45 years per generation	c. 1261 BC – 1136 BC
Jehoshaphat · 949 BC Descendant	9 20–45 years per generation	c. 1354 BC – 1129 BC
Joash · 845 BC Descendant	12 20–45 years per generation	c. 1385 BC – 1085 BC
Amaziah · 826 BC Descendant	13 20–45 years per generation	c. 1411 BC – 1086 BC
Hezekiah · 742 BC Descendant	17 20–45 years per generation	c. 1507 BC – 1082 BC
Josiah · 649 BC Descendant	20 20–45 years per generation	c. 1549 BC – 1049 BC
Jehoahaz · 633 BC Descendant	21 20–45 years per generation	c. 1578 BC – 1053 BC
Jehoiakim · 635 BC Descendant	21 20–45 years per generation	c. 1580 BC – 1055 BC
Zedekiah · 629 BC Descendant	21 20–45 years per generation	c. 1574 BC – 1049 BC
Jehoiachin · 617 BC Descendant	22 20–45 years per generation	c. 1607 BC – 1057 BC
Jesus Christ · 5 BC Descendant	35 20–45 years per generation	c. 1580 BC – 705 BC

Family of origin

Father: Nahshon
Mother: Unknown

Family with Rachab

Son: Boaz

Belonged to (2)

Salmon Summary STEPBible TIPNR

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

Salmon Article STEPBible TIPNR

Salmon (or Sala) is mentioned in several genealogies in the Bible, including 1Ch 2:11, Rut 4:20-21, Mat 1:4-5, and Luk 3:32. He was the son of Nahshon, who was a leader of the tribe of Judah during the Israelites' wilderness wanderings (Num.1.7; 2.3; 7.12). Salmon married Rahab, the Canaanite woman who helped the Israelite spies in Jericho (Joshua 2; Num 6:22-25). This marriage is significant because it demonstrates God's grace and the inclusion of Gentiles in the lineage of the Messiah. Salmon and Rahab's son was Boaz, who married Ruth, the Moabite woman (Rut.4.13, 21). Boaz and Ruth's son was Obed, the father of Jesse, who was the father of King David (Rut.4.17, 22). Thus, Salmon is an important figure in the genealogy of David and, consequently, in the lineage of Jesus Christ (Mat.1.5-6, 16). The variations in the spelling of his name (Salmon or Sala) in different passages may be due to linguistic differences or scribal traditions.

Salmon Dictionary Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Shady; or Zalmon (q.v.), a hill covered with dark forests, south of Shechem, from which Abimelech and his men gathered wood to burn that city (Judg. 9:48). In Ps. 68:14 the change from war to peace is likened to snow on the dark mountain, as some interpret the expression. Others suppose the words here mean that the bones of the slain left unburied covered the land, so that it seemed to be white as if covered with snow. The reference, however, of the psalm is probably to Josh. 11 and 12. The scattering of the kings and their followers is fitly likened unto the snow-flakes rapidly falling on the dark Salmon. It is the modern Jebel Suleiman.

Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Salmon_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Salmon@Rut.4.20-Luk) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, salmon_2463)

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