Amram



         


Amram Gaon was a Jewish Babylonian sage who lived in the 9th century.

In the Book of Exodus, Amram (עמרם "Friend of the most high (God)", Standard Hebrew ʿAmram, Tiberian Hebrew ʿAmrām) is a Levite, the husband of Jochebed and father of Aaron and Moses.

According to the Talmud, Amram promulgated the laws of marriage and divorce amongst the Jews in Egypt.






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