Kohath’s son. He was a member of Levi’s tribe. Amram married Jochebed and had three famous children: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam (Exodus 6:16–20; Numbers 26:58–59). During the Israelites’ wilderness journey, the Amramites had a special responsibility. They were in charge of caring for the ark of the covenant and the table, lampstand, altars, and other furnishings used in the tabernacle (Numbers 3:27, 31). Later, the Amramites were one of the groups in charge of offerings placed in the temple treasury (1 Chronicles 26:23–24).
→ View encyclopedia entryA priest from Bani’s family. He obeyed Ezra’s strong advice to divorce his non-Jewish wife after the exile to Babylon (Ezra 10:34).
→ View encyclopedia entryThe King James Version uses this as a form of Hamran to identify Dishon’s son, in 1 Chronicles 1:41. Hamran itself is an alternate form of Hemdan (compare Genesis 36:26). See Hemdan.
Amram
This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.