Salmon
An ancestor of David, the father of Boaz. The genealogy at the end of Ruth places him between Nahshon and Boaz, and Matthew adds that his wife was Rahab — placing the woman of Jericho in the line of the kings and of Jesus.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
Ruth1 ChroniclesMatthewLukeand Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon,
Ruth 4:20
and Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed,
Ruth 4:21 — Father of Boaz
and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz,
1 Chronicles 2:11
Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
Matthew 1:4
Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.
Matthew 1:5 — Married Rahab
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
Luke 3:32
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.