Nahash - biography
Nahash is a word that in several Semitic languages, including Hebrew, means serpent.Nahash, a king of Ammon mentioned in the Books of Samuel as being father to Hanun, and was possibly identical with the first.This Nahash was on good diplomatic terms with David, but when Hanun inherited the kingdom of Ammon, the diplomatic relationship turned sour.Nahash, the father of Amasa, the leader of Absalom's army.According to the Book of Chronicles, this Nahash was also the father of Abigail and Zeruiah, and the first husband of David's mother (1 Chronicles 2:16).This Nahash may possibly be one or both of the other two, hence explaining the diplomatic relationship with David.This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.See also
In the Aramaic Targums of Genesis, "serpent" is hiwyah,"
similar to the name of Eve, "hawah."This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.Nahash was the name of a king of Ammon, mentioned in the Books of Samuel.Gilead, which lay outside the territory he laid claim to.Having subjected the occupants to a siege, the population sought terms for surrender, and were told by Nahash that they had a choice of death (by the sword) or having their right eye gouged out.Somehow (the passage not explaining the difficult accomplishment) the population obtained seven days grace from Nahash, during which they would be allowed to seek help from the Israelites, after which (if the help didn't arrive) they would have to submit to the terms of surrender.In the account, the occupants sought help from the Kingdom of Israel, sending messengers to Saul, and he responded by sending an army that decisively defeated Nahash and his cohorts.The strangely cruel terms given by Nahash for surrender were explained by Josephus as being the usual practice of Nahash.Nothing more is told about Nahash in the Books of Samuel until his death, at the start of the reign of David, is mentioned.At this point, the narrative states that David sent a message of condolence to Hanun, the heir of Nahash, because Nahash had shown kindness to David.According to 2 Samuel 17:25, Abigail was the daughter of someone named Nahash.Jewish Encyclopedia, a publication now in the public domain.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.His successor was Hanun 1 King of Ammon.Click the link for more information.Father of Shobi, called Nahash of Rabbah, perhaps the same as (1.This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.The article you are looking for is no longer available or does not exist.Nahash
Meaning: serpent
(1.King of the Ammonites in the time of Saul.Gilead having been exposed to great danger
from Nahash, sent messengers to Gibeah to inform Saul of their
extremity.He promptly responded to the call, and gathering
together an army he marched against Nahash.The
grievous insult which was put upon these ambassadors led to a
war against the Ammonites, who, with their allies the Syrians,
were completely routed in a battle fought at "the entering in of
the gate," probably of Medeba (2 Sam.Jesse's wife had apparently been
first married to this man, to whom she bore Abigail and Zeruiah,
who were thus David's sisters, but only on the mother's side (1
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