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-'''Amram''' ([[Hebrew]] '''עַמְרָ֜ם''', friend of the Most High) (ca. 2358 AM&ndash;ca. 2495 AM) (ca. 1646 BC&ndash;ca. 1509 BC) was the first-named son of [[Kohath]] and the father of the three most famous [[Levi (tribe)|Levites]] in history.
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-== Life and family ==
-The [[Bible]] does not give a specific date of Amram's birth. But the Bible says that Amram lived 137 years. Using this figure and also the life spans of [[Levi]] (137 years) and [[Kohath]] (133 years), [[Floyd Nolen Jones]] estimates that Amram was likely born in 2358 AM (1646 BC) and died about eighteen years prior to the [[Exodus of Israel]].
-Amram made an unusual marriage with his aunt [[Jochebed]]. This type of marriage would later be expressly forbidden by Levitical law. ({{Bible ref|book=Leviticus|chap=18|verses=12}}) They had three children, named [[Miriam]], [[Aaron]], and [[Moses]]. Miriam gained a reputation as a [[prophet]]ess, Aaron became the first [[High Priest]], and Moses became the first civil leader and [[Judge (biblical)|Judge]] of national Israel.
-== A desperate measure ==
-In 2433 AM (ca. 1571 BC), probably when Amram was 75 years old, his son Moses was born. In this year, the reigning [[Pharaoh]] had ordered that every male Hebrew child be thrown into the Nile. Amram and Jochebed hid Moses for three months, but could not hide him forever. So Jochebed prepared a wicker basket coated with tar and pitch, placed Moses into it, and set it adrift in the Nile. Amram's daughter Miriam, whom Ussher estimates was eleven years old at the time,<ref name=Ussher>James Ussher, ''The Annals of the World'', Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003, pghh. 166, 266</ref> followed the basket until the Pharaoh's daughter retrieved it, and then arranged for Jochebed to nurse her own son. ({{Bible ref|book=Exodus|chap=2|verses=1-10}}).
-== In fiction ==
-Amram appears as a character probably in only one [[motion picture]] project, that being the famous [[Cecil B. DeMille]] picture ''[[The Ten Commandments#The movie|The Ten Commandments]]''. He is shown assisting his wife [[Jochebed]] in placing [[Moses]] into his wicker ark prior to setting it adrift in the Nile River. He does not appear in any scene thereafter, though he almost certainly lived to see the day when Moses had to flee from Egypt.
-== References ==
-{{reflist}}
-==See Also==
-* [[Israel]]
-* [[Palestine]]
-* [[Biblical calendar]]
-{{nb Levi}}
-[[Category:Old Testament]]
-[[Category:Jewish People]]

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