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a-min´a-dab (×¢×žÖ¼×™× ×“×‘, ‛ammı̄naÌ„dhaÌ„bh = “my people (or my kinsman) is generous or nobleâ€): three persons bearing this name are mentioned in the Old Testament.
(1) In , and Amminadab is referred to as one of David's ancestors. He was the great-grandson of Perez, a son of Judah (; ) and the great-grandfather of Boaz, who again was the great-grandfather of David. Aaron's wife, Elisheba, was a daughter of Amminadab (), while one of the sons, namely, Nahshon, occupied an important position in the Judah-clan (; ; ; ).
(2) In the first Book of Chronicles () Amminadab is mentioned as a son of Kohath (and therefore a grandson of Levi) and the father of Korah. But in other genealogical passages (; ; ) the sons of Kohath are Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel, and in two places (; ) Izhar is mentioned as the father of Korah.
(3) According to 1 Ch (, ) 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).