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Amram

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1

Kindred of the High; i.e., “friend of Jehovah.”

2

The son of Kohath, the son of Levi. He married Jochebed, “his father’s sister,” and was the father of Aaron, Miriam, and Moses (Exod 6:18, 20; Num 3:19). He died in Egypt at the age of 137 years (Exod 6:20). His descendants were called Amramites (Num 3:27; 1 Chr 26:23).

3

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

am'-ram (`amram, "people exalted"):

(1) Father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam (Exod 6:20; Num 26:59; 1 Chr 6:3; 1 Chr 23:13); and a son of Kohath, the son of Levi (Exod 6:18; Num 3:19, etc.). It is not certain that he was literally the son of Kohath, but rather his descendant, since there were ten generations from Joseph to Joshua (1 Chr 7:20-27), while only four are actually mentioned from Levi to Moses for the corresponding period. Moreover the Kohathites at the time of the Exodus numbered 8,600 (Num 3:28), which would therefore have been an impossibility if only two generations had lived. It seems best to regard Amram as a descendant of Kohath, and his wife Jochebed as a "daughter of Levi" in a general sense.

(2) One of the Bani, who in the days of Ezra had taken a foreign wife (Ezra 10:34).

(3) In 1 Chr 1:41 (the King James Version) for the properly read Hamran of the Revised Version (British and American) (chamran), a Horite, who in Gen 36:26 is called Hemdan (which see).

Edward Mack

See also

Person Amram (2 Mos 6,18) Person Amram (Ezr 10,34)

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