Who was Amram in the Bible?
Moses' father, during the years in Egypt and the wilderness
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). Amram appears in 11 verses across 3 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Amram?
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.
Definition text: STEPBible · Tyndale House Cambridge. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Lightly edited for length and formatting.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
Where does Amram appear in the Bible?
Amram is referenced in 11 verses across 3 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Chronicles 6:2
- 1 Chronicles 6:3
- 1 Chronicles 6:18
- 1 Chronicles 23:12
- 1 Chronicles 23:13
- 1 Chronicles 24:20
- Exodus 6:18
- Exodus 6:20
- Numbers 3:19
- Numbers 26:58
- Numbers 26:59
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Amram.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Amram?
Amram appears in 11 verses across 3 books, most often in 1 Chronicles, which accounts for 6 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Amram?
1 Chronicles, Numbers, Exodus.
Where can I read every verse about Amram?
This page lists 11 of them. Protos carries all 11, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
