Nahshon
Also called Naashon and Naasson
Mentioned 1751 BC to AD 26 traditional (Jones)
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.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 29th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Amminadab, Salmon, Boaz, Ram, Aaron, Abihu, Eleazar, and Elisheba.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Mentions
Begat counts Nahshon in 11 tagged verses across 6 books.
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The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Nahshon 13Naashon 0Naasson 0 |
| KJV | Nahshon 9Naashon 1Naasson 3 |
| ASV | Nahshon 13Naashon 0Naasson 0 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 11 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Exodus1 verse
- 6:23
And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Numbers5 verses
- 1:7
from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
- 2:3
On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab,
- 7:12
On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.
- 7:17
and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.
- 10:14
First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.
Ruth1 verse
- 4:20
Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon,
1 Chronicles2 verses
Matthew1 verse
- 1:4
Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
Luke1 verse
- 3:32
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
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).