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 were scattered, so that two of them [the Ammonites] were not left together” (1 Sam. 11:1-11).
Person
Nahash
- Name means
- snake; serpent
- Mentioned
- 3 verses · first in 1 Samuel 11:1
About Nahash
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Every mention
Others called Nahash
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.