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Nahash

נָחָשׁ · na.chash · H5176I“snake; serpent” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in 2 Samuel

Who she was

Nahash is mentioned in 2 Samuel 17:25 as the mother of Abigail and Zeruiah, who are identified as the sisters of King David. This brief reference appears in the context of describing the lineage of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army during his rebellion against David.

The passage states that Amasa was the son of Jether (or Ithra) the Ishmaelite and Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah. ).

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Family

SpouseJesseChildrenDavid, Eliab, Abinadab, Shimeah, Nethanel, Raddai, Ozem, Elihu, Zeruiah, Abigail
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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

2 Samuel 1 mention

2 Samuel 17:25Absalom set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s…

What the dictionary says

Serpent.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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