Ram
“High or exalted”
Summary
Ram is the name of three men in the Old Testament, most notably an ancestor of David and Jesus Christ in the line from Judah through Hezron.
☩Son of Hezron
The most significant Ram was the son of Hezron and father of Amminadab, an ancestor of both David and Jesus Christ. He was born in Egypt after Jacob's migration there, as his name does not appear in the original list of those who went down to Egypt in Genesis 46. He first appears in Ruth 4:19 in the genealogy of David. In the New Testament genealogies of Christ, he is called Aram in both Matthew 1:3-4 and Luke 3:33.
☩Other Persons Named Ram
A second Ram was the firstborn of Jerahmeel, making him a nephew of the more famous Ram since Jerahmeel was Hezron's firstborn son. He had three sons: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker. A third Ram appears in Job 32:2, where Elihu the Buzite is described as being "of the kindred of Ram." Some scholars have sought to identify this Ram with Aram mentioned in Genesis 22:21 in connection with Uz and Buz, which would make Elihu a collateral descendant of Abraham.
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References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Ram," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VIII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Ram (1)," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. IV (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.George Morrish, "Ram," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 4.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Ram," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).