Amram
- Dates
- 1587–1450 BC
Name means "kinsman is exalted" or "kindred of the High." He is the son of Kohath who was the son of Levi. He married Jochebed, his father's sister, and was father of Aaron, Miriam, and Moses. He died in Egypt at the age of 137 years.
Bible passages
- Exodus 6:18
And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years.
- Exodus 6:20
And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
Text of the King James Version.
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