Person Old Testament
Aram
Aram was a descendant of Asher, mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Asher. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 7:34.
Why it matters. Son of Shemer, descendant of Asher
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Aram
Aram is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Asher, found in 1Chronicles 7. He is listed as the son of Shemer, who was a descendant of Asher through his son Beriah. The genealogy provides a record of the families and clans within the tribe of Asher, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Apart from this mention in the genealogical list, no further information is given about Aram, son of Shemer, in the biblical text.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)