Ram in the Bible
1. Son of Hezron and an ancestor of Jesus
- Ruth 4:19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,
- 1 Chronicles 2:9-10 The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. 10 And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
Called ARAM
- Matthew 1:3-4 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; 4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
- Luke 3:33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
⇒See also McClintock and Strong Cyclopedia for Ram.
2. Son of Jerahmeel
- 1 Chronicles 2:25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah.
- 1 Chronicles 2:27 And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
3. An ancestor, probably of Elihu, mentioned in
- Job 32:2 Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
4. A sheep
Skins of, used for the roof of the tabernacle
- Exodus 26:14 And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins.
- Exodus 39:34 And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering,
Seen in Daniel's vision
- Daniel 8:3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
- Daniel 8:20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
Used in sacrifice
See OFFERINGS
Trumpets made of the horns of
See TRUMPETS
