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Amram

Mentioned in 11 verses across 3 books, first in 1 Chronicles 6:2. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 6 verses in 1 Chronicles, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

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.

  • 1 Chronicles 24:20

    Now these were the remaining descendants of Levi: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

Events

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

  1. 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).

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