Salmon

Who is Salmon?

Salmon is a person mentioned in genealogies in both the Hebrew Scriptures and in the New Testament.

His name can be pronounced Salmon or Salmah.

He is the son of Nahshon, and married Rahab, possibly she of Jericho, by whom he had Boaz. Thus, according to the Biblical genealogies, Salmon is the patrilineal great-great-grandfather of David. Salmon is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:10-11, Ruth 4:20,21, Matthew 1:4-5, and Luke 3:32.

According to the Book of Exodus, of those who were at least twenty years of age when leaving Egypt, only Caleb and Joshua would cross the Jordan River.