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relates that during the Exodus, when the
Israelites reached the Red Sea, it did not automatically part. The Israelites stood at the banks of the sea and wailed with despair, but Nahshon entered the waters. Once he was up to his nose in the water, the sea parted. This is the origin of his name
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When the princes of the different tribes were required to bring their offerings, each on a separate day, Moses was embarrassed, not knowing who should be the first; but all Israel pointed at
Nahshon, saying, "He sanctified the name of God by springing first into the
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each have a ื (vav), while the same words in the accounts of the other princes' offerings have no ื (vav). This letter, the numerical value of which is six, indicates that
Nahshon was the ancestor of six men โ
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The offering brought by
Nahshon is pointed out as having been his own and not that of his tribe. In the account of the offering, the words
332:: In Hebrew gematria the numeric value of Nachshon is 414. The same as Kaddish (414) and also twice the numeric value of OR (Light 207).
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married Aaron, and this is especially mentioned as a hint that one should take care to select a wife whose brothers are noble.
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he was the first to bring his dedicatory offering. His title or role is translated into Modern
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Owing to his direct descent from Judah and to his being the progenitor of so many kings, Nahshon is extolled by the
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Nahshon is depicted as one of the ancestors of Christ in a lunette in the
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707:Mahalalel
616:"Nahshon"
270:Shekhinah
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324:See also
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242:Elisheba
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900:italics
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806:Abraham
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306:Azariah
302:Mishael
290:Messiah
266:Red Sea
249:Midrash
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74:Naashon
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848:Hezron
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765:Cainan
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346:Tanakh
312:In art
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