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Amram

Moses' father living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Amram was the father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, and a member of the tribe of Levi.

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Also known as Amramite

Amram was a Levite, the son of Kohath and father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam (Exo.6.18,20; Num.26.58,59; 1Ch.6.2,3; 23.12,13). He married his father's sister Jochebed (Exo.6.20). Amram's family belonged to the Kohathite branch of Levites (Num.3.19,27; 1Ch.6.18; 24.20; 26.23). As the father of Moses and Aaron, Amram played a significant role in the history of Israel, although little is recorded about his own life.

Family

Father
Kohath
Siblings
IzharHebronUzziel
Spouse or partner
Jochebed
Children
MosesAaronMiriam

Connections

Part of: Moses and his circle

Moses, Aaron and Miriam: a Levite sibling trio

FamilyStated in the text

The children of Amram and Jochebed, of the clan of Kohath in the tribe of Levi. Aaron was the elder brother; Miriam the sister (probably the one who watched the baby Moses in the Nile). Miriam is called prophetess; Aaron became the first high priest.

MosesSon of AmramAaronHigh PriestMiriamMoses' sisterAmramMoses' fatherJochebedSister of Gershon
Where the text shows it: Exod 6:20 — Amram and Jochebed bear Aaron and MosesNum 26:59 — Jochebed bore Aaron, Moses and MiriamExod 15:20 — Miriam the prophetessExod 2:4 — Sister watching the baby; Miriam is not named here
Ways people read this (1)
  • The identification of the watching sister in Exodus 2 with Miriam is the standard reading but rests on inference.

Sources: Exod 6:20 · Num 26:59

Korah and Moses: cousins in rebellion

FamilyStated in the text

Korah son of Izhar and Moses and Aaron sons of Amram were first cousins, both grandsons of Kohath. Korah challenged Moses and Aaron's exclusive leadership together with Dathan and Abiram of Reuben; the ground swallowed the rebels. Korah's sons did not die, and the "sons of Korah" later appear as temple singers.

KorahAaron's adversaryMosesSon of AmramAaronHigh PriestIzharSon of KohathAmramMoses' fatherKohathLevi's son
Where the text shows it: Exod 6:18-21 — Kohath fathered Amram and Izhar; Izhar fathered KorahNum 16:1-3 — Korah, Dathan and Abiram challenge Moses and AaronNum 16:31-35 — The earth swallows the rebels; fire consumes 250Num 26:10-11 — Korah's sons did not die

Sources: Exod 6:18-21 · Num 16:1-3 · Num 16:31-35 · Num 26:10-11

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Bible dictionary

Amram Easton Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Kindred of the High; i.e., “friend of Jehovah.” (1.) 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). (2.) Ezra 10:34.

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Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.

Where Amram appears

13 verses in 3 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H6019

Exodus2
Numbers4
1 Chronicles7

Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.