Aram (or Ram)
- Dates
- 1523–1443 BC
Name means "high" or "exalted." He is the son of Esrom (or Hezron), a descendent of Judah and thus listed in the geneaologies of Matthew and Luke as an ancestor of David and Jesus Christ. He has a brother whose name is Jerahmeel.
In detail
A Judahite, son of Hezron and brother of Jerahmeel. He was an ancestor of King David and of Jesus Christ (Ruth 4:19 1 Chr 2:9). He is called Aram in Mt 1:3 Lk 3:33 KJV, but Arni in Lk 3:33, RSV, on the basis of a different Greek text.
Bible passages
- Matthew 1:3
And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
- Luke 3:33
Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
- Ruth 4:19
And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
Text of the King James Version.