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    Salma

    שַׂלְמָא

    Salma was the son of Hur and the father (ie founder) of Bethlehem, as mentioned in the genealogy of Judah.

    verses
    2
    first named
    1 Chronicles 2:51
    last named
    1 Chronicles 2:54
    period
    Egypt and Wilderness
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Salma?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Salma is mentioned in 1Ch.2.51 and 1Ch.2.54 as the son of Hur, who was a descendant of Judah, though the text is difficult to interpret. He is described as the father (ie founder) of Bethlehem, which suggests that he was an ancestor of the people who inhabited the town of Bethlehem in Judah. The genealogy in 1Chronicles 2 lists the descendants of Judah, including the line of Caleb, which played a significant role in the history of Israel. In verse 54, Salma is also associated with the Netophathites, a group of people who lived in the town of Netophah, near Bethlehem (Ezr.2.22; Neh.7.26). This connection further emphasizes Salma's link to the region of Bethlehem and its surrounding areas. As the father of Bethlehem, Salma's mention in the genealogy highlights the importance of this town, which later became the birthplace of King David and Jesus Christ.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Salma10 of 11 entities the graph connects to Salma, in one group: kinship 10. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.HurChild of · 12 versesElimelechFather of · 6 versesUriSibling of · 5 versesShobalSibling of · 4 versesEzerSibling of · 1 verseHarephSibling of · 1 verseHazzelelponiSibling of · 1 verseIdbashSibling of · 1 verseIshmaSibling of · 1 verseJezreelSibling of · 1 verseSalma

    The 10 best-attested of 11 are drawn. All 11 are listed below.

    Child of

    • Hurregistry, no verse

    Father of

    • Elimelechregistry, no versewhich bearer is the source’s decision

    Sibling of

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Salma happensThe one place the claims about Salma reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Bethlehem. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Salma there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Bethlehem
    Egypt and WildernessThe one place the claims about Salma reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 1 book.

    1. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      2:512:54

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Idbash and Ishma, and 1 moreEtamVillages associated with Simeon; home of Judahite clanvia Hur and ShobalJudahIsraelite tribe, kingdom, and provincevia ElimelechChilionSon of Elimelech and Naomi; husband of Orpahvia ElimelechMahlonHusband of Ruth, son of Elimelech and Naomi.via ElimelechNaomiIsraelite woman, mother-in-law of Ruth.via HarephBeth-gaderTown associated with the descendants of Hareph.via UriBezalelSkilled craftsman who built the tabernaclevia PenuelGedorTown in Judah; home of Judahite clan membersvia EzerHushahA son or town founded by Ezer.

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