Amram

Amram appears in the Exodus genealogy as a Kohathite Levite and the father of Aaron and Moses. His brief entry places the family of Israel’s future leaders within the larger lineage of Levi, while recording his marriage to Jochebed and his lifespan of 137 years.

Lineage and Family

The text traces Amram’s ancestry through Levi’s son Kohath. Kohath’s sons are listed as Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; Amram’s own children are Aaron and Moses. The genealogy thus locates the brothers within the Levite family line rather than presenting them as isolated leaders.

Amram married Jochebed, identified as his father’s sister, and she bore Aaron and Moses. The passage gives no further account of the marriage or of Amram’s role in his sons’ lives.

Place in the Exodus Narrative

Amram’s genealogy appears as the account turns from the Israelites’ forced labor in Egypt to the charge given to Moses and Aaron to bring the people out. It confirms their family descent and identifies them again as the men who spoke to Pharaoh, tying the leaders of the deliverance to the ancestral houses of Israel.

The genealogy records that Amram lived 137 years. It provides no description of his death, deeds, or presence during the events that made his sons central figures.