“Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab…”
— Matthew 1:5
At first glance, this verse appears to offer nothing more than a genealogical detail. But through the interpretive key provided by Neville Goddard — that every name in Scripture represents a spiritual state or process — it reveals a rich inner pattern for the journey of manifestation.
What Does the Name “Salmon” Symbolise?
The name Salmon (שַׂלְמוֹן) may derive from shalom — meaning peace, wholeness, or completion — but is also associated with the idea of a garment or covering.
In the language of consciousness:
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If shalom is the root, Salmon is the inner peace and settled awareness that precedes manifestation.
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If a garment, he symbolises the assumption of a new identity, as Neville often describes — the donning of a new state of being.
Either way, Salmon is the inner act of consciousness that prepares the way. He is the soul coming into alignment — no longer tossed about by doubt or divided attention — but still, clothed, and prepared.
Who Is Rahab?
Rahab (רָחָב) comes from the Hebrew root rachav, meaning broad, wide, or spacious. Though she is introduced in Scripture as a harlot from Jericho, her symbolic function is far deeper.
She represents the subconscious mind in its state of redemption. Once aligned with outer conditioning, she is now redeemed and spacious — ready to receive the impress of a new assumption.
Her “spaciousness” is not laxity, but capacity — the ability to contain and nurture a new seed. In psychological terms, she is the subconscious made fertile through belief, cleared of the debris of former associations.
Boaz: Fleetness Born of Union
The name Boaz (בֹּעַז) is traditionally translated as “strength,” but a more accurate root meaning is fleetness or swiftness. This subtle difference changes the symbolic dynamic.
Boaz is not just strong — he is ready and responsive. He represents the quickening of manifestation, the speed with which a spiritually fertilised subconscious (Rahab) responds when impregnated by the stabilised, assumed identity (Salmon).
Where Salmon is stillness and assumption, and Rahab is openness and capacity, Boaz is the living movement — the inner reality that takes form swiftly, borne on the wings of certainty and space.
The Creative Sequence
This one verse — “Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab” — maps a profound spiritual sequence:
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Salmon – the quiet, peaceful assumption; the garment of a new identity
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Rahab – the subconscious made spacious, fertile, and receptive
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Boaz – the swift movement of life into visible form
It is a union that occurs within, not without. Salmon and Rahab are not merely people — they are processes of consciousness, converging in that moment of spiritual generation which Neville describes as the fusion of feeling with idea.
Final Reflection
There is a reason Rahab is remembered in the lineage of Christ. She is not bypassed because of her past; she is honoured for what she became — a symbol of the subconscious transformed by truth. The soul, once wide to the world, becomes wide enough for God.
And from her comes Boaz — fleet manifestation, born of inner rest and receptive spaciousness.
Every swift result begins in peace.
Every manifestation begins in the assumption of the desired state.
And every soul becomes fruitful when made wide by truth.
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