Nahshon
A leader of the tribe of Judah in the wilderness under Moses, and an ancestor of David and of Jesus.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
ExodusNumbersRuth1 ChroniclesMatthewLukeAaron took Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon, as his wife; and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Exodus 6:23
Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Numbers 1:7
Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions: and the prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Numbers 2:3 — Leader of Judah
He who offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah,
Numbers 7:12
and for the sacrifice of peace offerings, two head of cattle, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Numbers 7:17
First, the standard of the camp of the children of Judah went forward according to their armies. Nahshon the son of Amminadab was over his army.
Numbers 10:14
and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon,
Ruth 4:20
Ram became the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
1 Chronicles 2:10
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.