Nahshon

In the Hebrew Bible, ' Nahshon ( Naḥšon) was a tribal leader of the Judahites during the wilderness wanderings of the Book of Numbers. In the King James Version, the name is spelled Naashon, and is within modern Rabbinical contexts often transliterated as Nachshon'''. According to a Jewish Midrash, he was the person who initiated the Hebrews' passage through the Red Sea, by walking in head-deep until the sea parted. In the Bible According to the Hebrew Bible, Nahshon was a son of Amminadab, descendant in the fifth generation of Judah, and brother-in-law of Aaron.1 Chronicles 2:4–10<ref name=je>[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/11288-nahshon "Nahshon", Jewish encyclopedia]</ref> According to the Greek New Testament, he is also the father-in-law of Rahab. He was an Israelite and a :Judahite, and a member of the Perezite and Hezronite clans, through his descent from Jacob, Judah, Perez, and Hezron, respectively.