Salmon
Also called Salma
Mentioned 1751 BC to AD 26 traditional (Jones)
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.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 30th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Boaz, Nahshon, Obed, Amminadab, Jesse, Rachab, Ram, and Ruth.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Mentions
6 tagged verses in 4 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Salmon 6Salma 2 |
| KJV | Salmon 6Salma 4 |
| ASV | Salmon 5Salma 4 |
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Ruth2 verses
1 Chronicles1 verse
- 2:11
Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.
Matthew2 verses
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.
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.