Amram Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Amram was the father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, and a member of the tribe of Levi.
son of Kohath (EXO 6:18)
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Names
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Amram
an exalted people; their sheaves; handfuls of corn
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Amram
· Also called · H6019 · EXO 6:18 exalted people
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עַמְרָ֣ם
aməram · H6019 · EXO 6:18 exalted people
- he עַמְרָם · H6019G
- he עַמְרָמִי · H6020
- el Αμβραμ Ambram · EXO 6:18
- bg Амрам
Birth
Death
Mentioned in (13)
SDA Books
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Age · 137
Explicitly stated · Age explicitly stated in the Bible text.
Source calculation and assumptions
The year of Amram_1's birth is the year his father, Kohath_1 was born (2300) + the age of his father at Amram_1's birth (17) = 2317
The year of Amram_1's death is the year he was born (2317) + his age at death (137) = 2454
Amram is not counted among the Israelites who travel down to Egypt with the 70 so he was born AFTER that event. Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 44) places Kohath's birth in the year 2255AM (his date for Jacob's death) and Kohath was 17 years(???) old.
Dates and sources (10)
Absolute years are conditional chronological estimates. A biblical passage may state an age or event, but does not by itself establish a BCE year. Different calendar systems are preserved separately.
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Birth BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
2317→ ≈ 1688 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Amram_1·event_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 106The year of Amram_1's birth is the year his father, Kohath_1 was born (2300) + the age of his father at Amram_1's birth (17) = 2317*HYPOTHESIS: Amram is not counted among the 70 Israelites who travel down to Egypt so he was born AFTER that event. *EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE: Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 44) places Amram's birth in the year 2255AM (his date for Jacob's death) when Kohath was 17 years(???) old.SHA-256:b438e7084b188dbb33774b38c205f21dc57d4e52f1647aa7f1df91aba3995016 -
Birth BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
2317→ ≈ 1688 BCSource record and calculation
Life_of_Amram_1·start_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv· record 38The year of Amram_1's birth is the year his father, Kohath_1 was born (2300) + the age of his father at Amram_1's birth (17) = 2317Amram is not counted among the Israelites who travel down to Egypt with the 70 so he was born AFTER that event. Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 44) places Kohath's birth in the year 2255AM (his date for Jacob's death) and Kohath was 17 years(???) old.SHA-256:2de92216457e0a80f6d8e2e762830dc351a6769d58d4c8a2af8463436a4e8143 -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateBibleData BCE year:
1645→ ≈ 1645 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Amram_1·bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 106The year of Amram_1's birth is the year his father, Kohath_1 was born (2300) + the age of his father at Amram_1's birth (17) = 2317*HYPOTHESIS: Amram is not counted among the 70 Israelites who travel down to Egypt so he was born AFTER that event. *EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE: Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 44) places Amram's birth in the year 2255AM (his date for Jacob's death) when Kohath was 17 years(???) old.SHA-256:b438e7084b188dbb33774b38c205f21dc57d4e52f1647aa7f1df91aba3995016 -
Birth BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversionShulman AM:
2255· No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.Source record and calculation
Birth_Amram_1·shulman_am_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 106The year of Amram_1's birth is the year his father, Kohath_1 was born (2300) + the age of his father at Amram_1's birth (17) = 2317*HYPOTHESIS: Amram is not counted among the 70 Israelites who travel down to Egypt so he was born AFTER that event. *EXTRA-BIBLICAL SOURCE: Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 44) places Amram's birth in the year 2255AM (his date for Jacob's death) when Kohath was 17 years(???) old.SHA-256:b438e7084b188dbb33774b38c205f21dc57d4e52f1647aa7f1df91aba3995016 -
Birth Theographic Rejected assertionTheographic signed year:
-1571· Calendar interpretation is unverified; the raw value is shown.Person mentions; these are not evidence for this date: 11
Amram cannot be born three years after Aaron or in the same year as Moses. The selected Life-derived estimate is different; do not restore the rejected raw birth.
EXO 6:20EXO 7:7Source record and calculation
amram_242·birthYeartheographic/People.csv· record 244SHA-256:89e32ba85258e4fac04925d01a1f84bea4c0f4830844098c479d6644a3aa9927 -
Death BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
2454→ ≈ 1551 BCSource record and calculation
Death_Amram_1·event_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 112The year of Amram_1's death is the year he was born (2317) + his age at death (137) = 2454[Shulman date p43]SHA-256:857b529b2c32f8ec55fec70018799fce1ee19c311b564c8b83774fe49bb6721f -
Death BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
2454→ ≈ 1551 BCSource record and calculation
Life_of_Amram_1·end_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Epoch.csv· record 38The year of Amram_1's death is the year he was born (2317) + his age at death (137) = 2454Amram is not counted among the Israelites who travel down to Egypt with the 70 so he was born AFTER that event. Eliezer Shulman's "The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament" (page 44) places Kohath's birth in the year 2255AM (his date for Jacob's death) and Kohath was 17 years(???) old.SHA-256:2de92216457e0a80f6d8e2e762830dc351a6769d58d4c8a2af8463436a4e8143 -
Death BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationScriptural age + conditional chronological anchor: ≈ 1551 BC
Source record and calculation
biblical-age:Amram_1·derived_end_yeardatabase:person_age_evidence· record 29(2317 AH - 4004) + 137 scripture age years = -1550 astronomicalAge explicitly stated in the Bible text.SHA-256:ee32db3ce8914a6fd02e7b38e31e2feac828978df9da12bb8baba4912374d2c2 -
Death BibleData Alternative estimateBibleData BCE year:
1508→ ≈ 1508 BCSource record and calculation
Death_Amram_1·bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 112The year of Amram_1's death is the year he was born (2317) + his age at death (137) = 2454[Shulman date p43]SHA-256:857b529b2c32f8ec55fec70018799fce1ee19c311b564c8b83774fe49bb6721f -
Death BibleData Unverified estimate without an established conversionShulman AM:
2392· No established conversion to a BCE/CE year.Source record and calculation
Death_Amram_1·shulman_am_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 112The year of Amram_1's death is the year he was born (2317) + his age at death (137) = 2454[Shulman date p43]SHA-256:857b529b2c32f8ec55fec70018799fce1ee19c311b564c8b83774fe49bb6721f
Died in (2)
- Brook of Egypt · c. 1551 BC
- Egypt
Belonged to (1)
Took part in (1)
- Birth of Moses · c. 1571 BC
Was born in (1)
- Brook of Egypt · c. 1688 BC
Amram Article
STEPBible TIPNR
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.
Amram 1 Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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