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Nahash was the name of a king of Ammon, mentioned in the Books of Samuel and Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible. [ 1 ] Nahash appears abruptly as the attacker of Jabesh-Gilead , which lay outside the territory he laid claim to.
Nahash may refer to Serpents in the Bible; Nahash of Ammon, a king mentioned in the first Book of Samuel. Another king of the Ammonites of the same name who showed kindness to David during his wanderings (2 Samuel 10:2) is also mentioned. On his death, David sent an embassy of sympathy to Hanun, Nahash's son and successor.
King Nahash of Ammon (c. 1010 – 990 BC) lay siege to Jabesh-Gilead. Nahash appears abruptly as the attacker of Jabesh-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 ...
The tannin, a dragon monster, also occurs throughout the Hebrew Bible. In the Book of Exodus , the staves of Moses and Aaron are turned into serpents, a nāḥāš for Moses, a tannin for Aaron. In the New Testament, the Book of Revelation makes use of ancient serpent and the Dragon several times to identify Satan or the Devil [ 3 ...
Jabesh-Gilead is a central setting of 1 Samuel 11.After Saul is anointed by Samuel, Nahash of Ammon attacks Jabesh-Gilead. Having subjected the town to a siege, its inhabitants sought terms for surrender, but were told by Nahash that they had a choice of death by sword or having their right eyes gouged out.
The Masoretic Text of 2 Samuel 17:25 calls Abigail the daughter of Nahash. While it is possible that Jesse's wife had first married been to Nahash (and Abigail was David's half-sister), scholars think that Nahash is a typographic error, [4] based on the appearance of the name two verses later. [4] [5]
Only a modest number of Ammonite kings are known today, mostly from the Bible and epigraphic inscriptions. [1] [2] Rulers of Ammon ... Nahash (Hebrew: ...
Upon the death of his father Nahash, Hanun ascended to the throne of the Ammonites.When King David sent ambassadors to convey his condolences, Hanun listened to the suspicions of the "princes of the people of Ammon", reversed his father's pro-Davidic policy and humiliated the emissaries, stripping them of their clothes and shaving half of their beards.