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Person · one of several with this name

Amram

Mentioned in 11 verses across 3 books, first in Exodus 6:18. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

At a glance

Gender: Male
Group: Tribe of Levi

Family

Father

Kohath

Spouse

Jochebed

Siblings

Izhar
Hebronson of Kohath
Uzzielson of Kohath

Children

Moses
Aaron
Miriamdaughter of Amram

As the dataset records them from the biblical genealogies.

Often appears with

Named in the same verses most often. Sharing a verse doesn’t always mean they met.

Kohath6 verses
Hebronson of Kohath5 verses
Uzzielson of Kohath5 verses
Izhar5 verses
Aaron4 verses
Moses4 verses
Jochebed2 verses
Miriamdaughter of Amram2 verses
Levi (patriarch)2 verses
Eleazarson of Aaron1 verse
Jehdeiahson of Shubael1 verse
God1 verse
Ithamar1 verse
Shubaelson of Gershom1 verse

Places

Where the data places them (born, died, or an event they take part in) first; then places named in the same verses, which does not mean they were there.

Egyptdied here; scene of “Birth of Moses”1 shared verse

In the Bible

The first 10 of 11 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

Exodus

Exodus 6:18
The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
Exodus 6:20
And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.

Numbers

Numbers 3:19
The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Numbers 26:58
These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,
Numbers 26:59
and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 6:2
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
1 Chronicles 6:3
The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 6:18
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
1 Chronicles 23:12
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
1 Chronicles 23:13
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.

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Events

Events the dataset lists Amram as taking part in. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.

c. 1571 BC
Birth of MosesExodus 2:1–10 · at Egypt

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

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