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JewishEncyclopedia.com - NAHASH |
 | | Nothing more is told of Nahash until his death is mentioned; this occurred in the beginning of David's reign and was the occasion of David's message of condolence to Hanun, Nahash's son and successor (II Sam. |
| | According to the Rabbis, Nahash must be identified with Jesse, who was called "Nahash" because, being himself sinless, he died in fulfilment of the sentence of death upon all humanity consequent upon the temptation of the serpent (Shab. |
| | The alternatives to this are that "Nahash" was the name of Jesse's wife, or that Nahash was Jesse's wife's first husband; in the latter case Abigail and Zeruiah were David's sisters only on their mother's side. |
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