Bible Dictionary
Amminadab
Amminadab was an ancestor of David and father of Nahshon, and his daughter Elisheba married Aaron. The name was also borne by a Kohathite and by a priest involved in moving the ark.
Definition
Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, chief of Judah, and the father of Elisheba, who married Aaron. He was an ancestor of David through Perez and is also named as a son of Kohath. Another Amminadab, a son of Uzziel, was a priest involved in bringing the ark to Jerusalem.
Biblical Usage
Amminadab appears in the genealogical line leading to David and in the family connections of Aaron and Nahshon. The name also occurs in Levitical genealogies and in the account of the ark’s removal to Jerusalem.
Historical Background
The name is explained as “my people is generous or noble.” The supplied material notes a genealogical difficulty concerning Amminadab as son of Kohath, since other passages identify Izhar as Korah’s father.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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 (Ex. 6:23). (2.) A son of Kohath, the second son of Levi (1 Chr. 6:22), called also Izhar (2, 18). (3.) Chief of the 112 descendants of Uzziel the Levite (1 Chr. 15:10, 11).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(one of the prince’s people).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>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.</p><p>(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).</p><p>(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.</p><p>(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).</p><p>Thomas Lewis</p>