Nahash
Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of
Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent
to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And
David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon....
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And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon
came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign
over us: when the LORD your God [was] your king....
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The word nahash is Hebrew for "serpent". According to Antoine
Fabre d'Olivet, the proper translation from Ancient Hebrew of
Nahash is closer to cupidity or original attraction.[1]
According to Eliphas Levi, "The word Nahash, explained by the
symbolical letters of the Tarot signifies rigorously:
14 נNUN.-The power which produces combinations.
5 ה...
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Nahash was the name of a king of Ammon, mentioned in the
Books of Samuel. In the surviving account in the Bible,
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 ...
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And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of
Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David
sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the
servants of David came into the land of the children of Ammon
to Hanun, to comfort him....
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na'-hash (nachash, "serpent"; Naas):
(1) The father of Abigail and Zeruiah, the sisters of David
(2 Sam 17:25; compare 1 Ch 2:16). The text in 2 S, where
this reference is made, is hopelessly corrupt; for that
reason there are various explanations. The rabbis maintain
that Nahash is another name for Jesse, David's father.
Others think that Nah...
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-1. An Ammonite king
Defeated by Saul at Jabesh-gilead
1Sa 11:1-11
Kindness of, to David, and death
2Sa 10:1,2; 1Ch 19:1,2
-2. Probably identical with JESSE
2Sa 17:25...
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(serpent).
1. King of the Ammonites who dictated to the
inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead that cruel alternative of the
loss of their right eyes or slavery which roused the swift
wrath of Saul, and caused the destruction of the Ammonite
force. 1Sa 11:2-11 (B.C. 1092.) "Nahaph" would seem to have
been the title of the king of the Ammonites rather t...
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serpent. (1.) King of the Ammonites in the time of Saul.
The
inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead having been exposed to
great danger
from Nahash, sent messengers to Gibeah to inform
Saul of their
extremity. He promptly responded to the call, and
gathering
together an army he marched against Nahash. "And it
came to pass
that they which remained w...
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("serpent".)
1. King of Ammon. Offered the citizens of Jabesh
Gilead a covenant only on condition they should thrust out
their right eyes, as a reproach upon all Israel (1 Samuel
11). Saul, enraged at this cruel demand, summoned all
Israel, slew, and dispersed the Ammonite host. Among the
causes which led Israel to desire a king had been the...
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