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Ram

Hebrew: אַיִל —transliteration: ayil —meaning: strength, strong, a chief, a ram sheep, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree

Meaning: exalted; strength

This is the name of a male animal and 3 biblical men.

  1. Ram, an uncastrated male sheep

    The first mention of a ram in the Bible is found in Genesis 15:9. Later, God miraculously supplied a ram to Abraham to offer in place of Isaac (Genesis 22:13).

    Rams are also mentioned in numerous other verses of the Old Testament, including: Exodus 29:15-20, 22, 26-27, 31-32; Leviticus 5:15-18; Daniel 8:3-7, etc.

  2. Ram (aka Aram)

    He is the firstborn son of Jerahmeel , and one of the ancestors of the royal line of King David and Jesus Christ (Ruth 4:19).

    The marginal notes for 1 Chronicles 2:9, Matthew 1:3,4 and Luke 3:33 call him “Aram.”

    Relatives

    • Grandfather: Hezron
    • Father: Jerahmeel
    • Wife: Not named
    • Brothers: Bunah, Oren, Ozem, Ahijah, Onam
    • Sisters: not named or numbered in the Bible
    • Sons: Maaz, Jamin and Eke (1 Chr. 2:27)
    • Daughters: not named or numbered in the Bible

    Lineage from the 1st Adam to the 2nd Adam

    God → ADAM → Seth → Enos / Enosh → Cainan → Mahalalel / Mahalaleel → Jared → Enoch → Methuselah → Lamech → NOAH → Shem → Arphaxad / Arpachshad → Shelah → Eber / Heber (father of the Hebrews) → Peleg → Reu → Serug → Nahor → Terah → Abraham → Isaac → Jacob → Judah → Perez → Hezron → Ram → Amminadab → Nahshon → Salmon → Boaz → Obed → Jesse → KING DAVID and Queen Bathsheba → Prince Nathan → Mattathah → Menan / Menna → Melea → Eliakim → Jonan → Joseph → Judah → Simeon → Levi → Matthat → Jorim → Eliezer → Jose (Joshua, Jesus) → Er → Elmodam → Cosam → Addi → Melchi → Neri → Shealtiel → Zerubbabel → Rhesa → Joannas / Joanna → Judah → Joseph → Semei → Mattathiah / Mattathias → Maath → Naggai → Esli → Nahum → Amos → Mattathiah / Mattathias → Joseph → Janna → Melchi → Levi → Matthat → Heli → MARY, mother of Jesus → The 2nd Adam, JESUS THE CHRIST, the God-Man (wholly God and wholly human)

  3. Ram, the eldest son of Jerahmeel

    He descended from Judah (1 Chronicles 2:25, 27).

  4. Ram, aka Aram

    This man is mentioned in Job 32:2 as the founder of a clan to which Elihu belonged.

    He argued with Job, and is the same person as Aram (A-ram) of Genesis 22:21.

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Article Version: February 12, 2025