Interesting Facts

• Amuram is identified as the son of Uz, who was the son of Nahor.
• He had two daughters, Merimah and Uzith.
• His daughters married two of Jacob’s sons, Naphtali and Gad.

Genealogy

• Amuram’s grandfather was Nahor.
• His father was Uz.
• He had two daughters: Merimah, who married Naphtali, and Uzith, who married Gad, both sons of Jacob.

Historical Context

Amuram is placed within a genealogical context that connects him to Nahor, a relative of Abraham’s lineage. His daughters’ marriages to Naphtali and Gad signify interactions and familial ties between this Aramaean line (as Haran, where Amuram’s daughters resided, is often associated with Aram) and the burgeoning family of Jacob in Canaan. This intermarriage reflects a common practice in ancient times where alliances and expansions of family networks were facilitated through marriage across different groups. The text does not offer specifics about the political or social climate of Haran during Amuram’s lifetime, but the act of Jacob’s sons traveling to this region to find wives indicates a degree of established relationship or at least accessibility between the families.

Narrative

Amuram himself does not actively participate in the narrative presented in the source. His significance arises solely through his role as the father of Merimah and Uzith, who became wives to Naphtali and Gad, two of the twelve sons of Jacob. The narrative focuses on the actions of Naphtali and Gad, who “went to Haran and took from thence the daughters of Amuram the son of Uz, the son of Nahor, for wives”. This event is part of the broader context of Jacob’s sons establishing their families. Amuram’s existence and his lineage serve to provide the background for these marriages, further weaving together the ancestral lines that would eventually form the tribes of Israel. His story, as presented here, is one of a patriarch whose legacy is carried forward through the marital connections of his daughters with the sons of Jacob.