Nahshon was the prince of the children of Judah in the wilderness (see Numbers 1:7 and following).

Salmon …

And Amminadab begat Nahshon
The prince of the tribe of Judah, as the Targum adds; and so he was when the Israelites …

Ruth bore a son, through whom thousands and myriads were born to God. In being the lineal ancestor of Christ, she was instrumental in the happine o…