• The father of Amasa, who was commander-in-chief of Abasolom's army (2 Samuel 17:25 ). 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 Chronicles 2:16 ).

    Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

    Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Nahash'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/n/nahash.html. 1897.