Amram

Father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam

A written article for Amram is still to come. Below and alongside: where Amram appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1700 BC
    1000 BC
  • Amram
    1571 BC to 1015 BC

Original word

  • עַמְרָם amram, amrams
    H6019
Relationships
Son: Aaron Father: Kohath Daughter: Miriam Son: Moses Wife: Jochebed Brother: Hebron Brother: Izhar Brother: Uzziel Died in: Egypt Member of: Tribe of Levi
Citations
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Where Amram appears in Scripture

Exodus 6

וּבְנֵי קְהָת עַמְרָם וְיִצְהָר וְחֶבְרוֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵל וּשְׁנֵי חַיֵּי קְהָת שָׁלֹשׁ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָֽה׃
18
And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.
וַיִּקַּח עַמְרָם אֶת-יוֹכֶבֶד דֹּֽדָתוֹ לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶֽת-אַהֲרֹן וְאֶת-מֹשֶׁה וּשְׁנֵי חַיֵּי עַמְרָם שֶׁבַע וּשְׁלֹשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָֽה׃
20
And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.

Numbers 3

וּבְנֵי קְהָת לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם עַמְרָם וְיִצְהָר חֶבְרוֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃
19
And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Numbers 26

אֵלֶּה׀ מִשְׁפְּחֹת לֵוִי מִשְׁפַּחַת הַלִּבְנִי מִשְׁפַּחַת הַֽחֶבְרֹנִי מִשְׁפַּחַת הַמַּחְלִי מִשְׁפַּחַת הַמּוּשִׁי מִשְׁפַּחַת הַקָּרְחִי וּקְהָת הוֹלִד אֶת-עַמְרָֽם׃
58
These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.
וְשֵׁם׀ אֵשֶׁת עַמְרָם יוֹכֶבֶד בַּת-לֵוִי אֲשֶׁר יָֽלְדָה אֹתָהּ לְלֵוִי בְּמִצְרָיִם וַתֵּלֶד לְעַמְרָם אֶֽת-אַהֲרֹן וְאֶת-מֹשֶׁה וְאֵת מִרְיָם אֲחֹתָֽם׃
59
And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

1 Chronicles 6

וּבְנֵי קְהָת עַמְרָם יִצְהָר וְחֶבְרוֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃
2
And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
וּבְנֵי עַמְרָם אַֽהֲרֹן וּמֹשֶׁה וּמִרְיָם וּבְנֵי אַֽהֲרֹן נָדָב וַֽאֲבִיהוּא אֶלְעָזָר וְאִֽיתָמָֽר׃
3
And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
וּבְנֵי קְהָת עַמְרָם וְיִצְהָר וְחֶבְרוֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃
18
And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

1 Chronicles 23

בְּנֵי קְהָת עַמְרָם יִצְהָר חֶבְרוֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵל אַרְבָּעָֽה׃
12
The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
בְּנֵי עַמְרָם אַֽהֲרֹן וּמֹשֶׁה וַיִּבָּדֵל אַֽהֲרֹן לְֽהַקְדִּישׁוֹ קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים הֽוּא-וּבָנָיו עַד-עוֹלָם לְהַקְטִיר לִפְנֵי יְהוָה לְשָֽׁרְתוֹ וּלְבָרֵךְ בִּשְׁמוֹ עַד-עוֹלָֽם׃
13
The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

1 Chronicles 24

וְלִבְנֵי לֵוִי הַנּֽוֹתָרִים לִבְנֵי עַמְרָם שֽׁוּבָאֵל לִבְנֵי שֽׁוּבָאֵל יֶחְדְּיָֽהוּ׃
20
And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.

Ezra 10

מִבְּנֵי בָנִי מַֽעֲדַי עַמְרָם וְאוּאֵֽל׃
34
Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,