Salmon

Son of Nahshon, father of Boaz and an ancestor of David and Jesus. Listed only as a geneological item, we know nothing about him as a person. He is mentioned 7x in the Bible.

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CONCORDANCE (NIV)

Salmon is mentioned 7x in 6 verses:

Ruth 4:20 & 21 — Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, Boaz the father of Obed, [Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the father of David.]

1 Chron 2:11 — [The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb. Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, the leader of the people of Judah.] Nahshon was the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, [Boaz the father of Obed and Obed the father of Jesse.]

Matt 1:4 & 5 — [Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,] Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, [and Jesse the father of King David.]

Lk 3:32 — [Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli, . . .] the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, [the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, . . ]