Salma (or Salmon)
Salma (or Salmon ) (Generation 29 • Messianic Line • Child of Nahshon ): Salma (or Salmon) is a biblical figure in Generation 29 of the Messianic Line , child of Nahshon , parent of Boaz . ( Ruth 4:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:11 ) Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Canaanite Conquest & Period of the Judges —After forty years in the wilderness, Joshua and Caleb lead Israel across the Jordan River into Canaan , followed by the era of the Judges —from Othniel to Samuel —and the Moabite- Bethlehem narrative of Ruth and Boaz .
Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage
Salma (or Salmon ) (Generation 29 • Messianic Line • Child of Nahshon ): Salma (or Salmon) is a biblical figure in Generation 29 of the Messianic Line , child of Nahshon , parent of Boaz . ( Ruth 4:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:11 ) (mentioned in Ruth 4 , 1 Chronicles 2 , Matthew 1 ) Nahshon (Generation 28 • Messianic Line • Child of Amminidab ): Nahshon is a biblical figure in Generation 28 of the Messianic Line, child of Amminidab , parent of Salma (or Salmon). ( Ruth 4:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:10 ) (mentioned in Exodus 6 , Numbers 1 , Numbers 2 ) Boaz (Generation 30 • Messianic Line • Child of Salma (or Salmon)): Boaz is a biblical figure in Generation 30 of the Messianic Line, child of Salma (or Salmon), parent of Obed . ( Ruth 4:21 , 1 Chronicles 2:11 ) (mentioned in Ruth 2 , Ruth 3 , Ruth 4 ) Shallum (Generation 44 • Child of Zadok ): Shallum is a biblical figure in Generation 44, child of Zadok , parent of Hilkiah . ( 1 Chronicles 6:12 , Ezra 7:1-2 ) (mentioned in 2 Kings 15 , 2 Kings 22 , 1 Chronicles 2 )
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Salmone (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 27:7 .) Salem (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:18 , Ps 76:2 , Heb 7:1 , Heb 7:2 (identified with Jerusalem ).) Salamis (Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 13:5 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: The Flood Tablet ( Gilgamesh Tablet XI ) — Cuneiform clay tablet excavated at Nineveh from the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal and deciphered by George Smith in 1872. Recording the Mesopotamian flood narrative (releasing a dove, swallow, and raven as the ark comes to rest on a mountain), it provides a remarkable ancient Near Eastern comparative witness alongside Genesis 6 –9.
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Chronicles 2:11 : "And Nahshon begat Salma , and Salma begat Boaz ,"; 1 Chronicles 2:51 : "Salma the father of Beth–lehem, Hareph the father of Beth–gader."; Ruth 4:20 : "And Amminadab begat Nahshon , and Nahshon begat Salmon,". Related canonical books and chapters: Matthew (New Testament • 28 Chapters), Matthew 1 ( Matthew • Chapter 1 (25 verses)), Luke 3 ( Luke • Chapter 3 (38 verses)).