Amminadab

This article is about the distant ancestor of Jesus Christ. For the person mentioned in the Book of Mormon, see Aminadab.

Amminadab, the ancestor of David (Sistine Chapel fresco by Michelangelo)

A close-up on Amminadab from the Sistine Chapel fresco

Amminadab (Hebrew: עַמִּינָדָב, ‘Amînāḏāv; "my kinsmen are noble") was a minor character in the Book of Genesis.

History

According to the genealogies of Genesis, he was born of Ram (also known as Aram) during the Israelite exile in Ancient Egypt. He was also the father of Nahshon, chief of the tribe of Judah (Numbers 1:7; 2:3; 7:12, 17; 10:14). His daughter Elisheva was Aaron's wife (Exodus 6:23), making him Aaron's father-in-law.^[1]

Amminadab is one of the ancestors of Christ painted in the lunettes of the Sistine chapel.

Adam to David according to the Bible

Creation to Flood	Adam Seth Enos Kenan Mahalalel Jared Enoch Methuselah Lamech Noah Shem

Cain line	Adam Cain Enoch Irad Mehujael Methusael Lamech Tubal-cain

Patriarchs after Flood	Arpachshad Cainan Shelah Eber Peleg Reu Serug Nahor Terah Abraham Isaac Jacob

Tribe of Judah to Kingship	Judah Perez Hezron Ram Amminadab Nahshon Salmon Boaz Obed Jesse David

Names in italics only appear in the Greek Septuagint version

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