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Nahshon
also called Naasson, Naashon · Genealogy of Jesus · Tribe of Judah
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Easton’s Bible Dictionary
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).
From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 11 verses
- Exodus
- 6:23
- Numbers
- 1:7, 2:3, 7:12, 7:17, 10:14
- Ruth
- 4:20
- 1 Chronicles
- 2:10, 2:11
- Matthew
- 1:4
- Luke
- 3:32
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.