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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Amminadab:

kindred of the prince. (1.) The father of Nahshon, who was chief of the tribe of Judah (Num 1:7; 2:3; 7:12,17; 10:14). His daughter Elisheba was married to Aaron (Exd 6:23).

(2.) A son of Kohath, the second son of Levi (1Ch 6:22), called also Izhar (2, 18).

(3.) Chief of the 112 descendants of Uzziel the Levite (1Ch 15:10,11).

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Amminadab:

a-min'-a-dab (‘amminadhabh =" my people (or my kinsman) is generous or noble"): Three persons bearing this name are mentioned in the Old Testament.

(1) In Ru 4:19,20 and 1Ch 2:10 Amminadab is referred to as one of David's ancestors. He was the great- grandson of Perez, a son of Judah (Ge 38:29; 46:12) and the great-grandfather of Boaz, who again was the great- grandfather of David. Aaron's wife, Elisheba, was a daughter of Amminadab (Ex 6:23), while one of the sons, namely, Nahshon, occupied an important position in the Judah-clan (Nu 1:7; 2:3; 7:12; 10:14).

(2) In the first Book of Chronicles (1Ch 6:22) Amminadab is mentioned as a son of Kohath (and therefore a grandson of Levi) and the father of Korah. But in other genealogical passages (Ex 6:18; Nu 3:19; 1Ch 6:2) the sons of Kohath are Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel, and in two places (Ex 6:21; 1Ch 6:38) Izhar is mentioned as the father of Korah.

(3) According to 1Ch 15:10,11 Amminadab was the name of a priest who took part in the removal of the ark to Jerusalem. He was the son of Uzziel, and therefore a nephew of Amminadab, son of Kohath (= Izhar).

Written by Thomas Lewis

Nave's Topical Bible

Amminadab: 1. Father-In-Law of Aaron

Exd 6:23

Father of Nashon,

Num 1:7; 2:9.

Lineage of,

Rth 4:18-20; 1Ch 2:10; Mat 1:4; Luk 3:33.

Amminadab: 2. A Son of Kohath

1Ch 6:22

Amminadab: 3. A Son of Uzziel

1Ch 15:10, 11

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Amminadab:

(one of the prince's people).

(1.) Son of Ram or Aram, and father of Nahshon, or NAASSON (as it is written) (Matthew 1:4; Luke 3:32); (Numbers 1:7; 2:3; Ruth 4:19-20; 1 Chronicles 2:10). SEE [NAASSON]. One of the ancestors of Jesus Christ.

(2.) The chief of the 112 sons of Uzziel, a Junior Levitical house of the family of the Kohathites (Exodus 6:23; 1 Chronicles 15:10-11).

(3.) In 1 Chronicles 6:22, Izhar, the son of Kohath, is called AMMINADIB; probably a clerical error. SEE [AMMINADIB].