Salmon
“Clothing or investiture”
Summary
A name in Scripture referring both to an ancestor of David and Jesus Christ, and to a hill near Shechem associated with Abimelech's destruction of that city.
☩The Person
Salmon was the son of Nahshon and father of Boaz, making him an ancestor in the lineage of both King David and Jesus Christ. According to Matthew's genealogy, Salmon married Rahab, the woman of Jericho who had hidden the Israelite spies, by whom he became the father of Boaz. Through Boaz's marriage to Ruth, the line continued to Jesse and David. The name appears with slight variations in the Hebrew text as Salmon, Salma, and Salmah.
☩The Place
A hill called Salmon (also Zalmon) is mentioned in connection with Abimelech's destruction of Shechem. When Abimelech attacked the tower of Shechem, he and his followers cut down branches from this wooded mountain to set the tower ablaze. The name means "shady" or "dark," likely referring to the dense forests that once covered it. Psalm 68:14 references this mountain in a poetic description of God scattering kings, comparing the scene to snow falling on dark Salmon.
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See Also
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Salmon," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IX (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Salmon; Salma," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.George Morrish, "Salmon," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 4.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Salmon," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 5.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Salmon," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).