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Salmon
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Sal'mon. (garment).
1. Ruth 4:20-21; 1 Chronicles 2:11; 1 Chronicles 2:51; 1 Chronicles 2:54; Matthew 1:4-5; Luke 3:32. Son of Nahshon, the prince of the children of Judah, and father of Boat, the husband of Ruth. (B.C. 1296). Bethlehem-ephratah, which was Salmon's inheritance, was part of the territory of Caleb, the grandson of Ephratah; and this caused him to be reckoned among the sons of Caleb.
2. A hill near Shechem, on which Abimelech and his followers cut down the boughs, with which they set the tower of Shechem on fire. Judges 9:48. Its exact position is not known. Referred to in Psalms 68:14.
3. The father of Boar.
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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Salmon'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/s/salmon.html. 1901.
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Salmon'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/sbd/s/salmon.html. 1901.
