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AMRAM

am'-ram (`amram, "people exalted"):
(1) Father of Aaron, Moses and Miriam (Ex 6:20; Nu 26:59; 1 Ch 6:3; 23:13); and a son of Kohath, the son of Levi (Ex 6:18; Nu 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 Ch 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 (Nu 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 (Ezr 10:34).
(3) In 1 Ch 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
Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Definition for 'amram'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". bible-history.com - ISBE; 1915.

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