Amminadab

a-min´a-dab (עמּינדב, ‛ammīnādhābh = “my people (or my kinsman) is generous or noble,” or "kindred of the prince"):

Three persons bearing this name are mentioned in the Old Testament.

(1) The father of Nahshon, who was chief of the tribe of Judah (Numbers 1:7; Numbers 2:3; Numbers 7:12, Numbers 7:17; Numbers 10:14). His daughter Elisheba was married to Aaron (Exodus 6:23). In Ruth 4:19, Ruth 4:20 and 1 Chronicles 2:10 Amminadab is referred to as one of David's ancestors. He was the great-grandson of Perez, a son of Judah (Genesis 38:29; Genesis 46:12) and the great-grandfather of Boaz, who again was the great-grandfather of David. Aaron's wife, Elisheba, was a daughter of Amminadab (Exodus 6:23), while one of the sons, namely, Nahshon, occupied an important position in the Judah-clan (Numbers 1:7; Numbers 2:3; Numbers 7:12; Numbers 10:14).

(2) A son of Kohath, the second son of Levi (1 Chronicles 6:22), called also Izhar (1 Chronicles 6:2, 1 Chronicles 6:18). In the first Book of Chronicles (1 Chronicles 6:22) Amminadab is mentioned as a son of Kohath (and therefore a grandson of Levi) and the father of Korah. But in other genealogical passages (Exodus 6:18; Numbers 3:19; 1 Chronicles 6:2) the sons of Kohath are Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel, and in two places (Exodus 6:21; 1 Chronicles 6:38) Izhar is mentioned as the father of Korah.

(3) Chief of the 112 descendants of Uzziel the Levite (1 Chronicles 15:10, 1 Chronicles 15:11). According to 1 Ch (1 Chronicles 15:10, 1 Chronicles 15:11) Amminadab was the name of a priest who took part in the removal of the ark to Jerusalem. He was the son of Uzziel, and therefore a nephew of Amminadab, son of Kohath (= Izhar).