Amram (עַמְרָם "Friend of the most high (God"), Standard Hebrew ʿAmram, Tiberian Hebrew ʿAmrām) is a Levite, the husband of Jochebed and father of Aaron, Miriam and Moses. He is mentioned in the Book of Exodus.
According to the Talmud, Amram promulgated the laws of marriage and divorce amongst the Jews in Egypt.
The Arabic version refers to the father of Moses as Imran - and the Israeli/Jewish people are referred to as "Aale Imran" (Children of Imran) in the Qur'an, the third Surah of which is titled The House of Imran. "Imran" is also the name attributed by Muslims to the father of the Virgin Mary (he is not named in the Bible, but called "Joachim" in Catholic and Orthodox Tradition).
