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Person Old Testament

Jamin

Jamin was a son of Ram and a descendant of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 2:27.

Why it matters. Son of Ram, descendant of Judah

Primary passages
Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Jamin

Jamin is briefly mentioned in 1Ch.2.27 as one of the sons of Ram, along with his brothers Bunah, Oren, and Ozem. Ram was a descendant of Judah through Hezron and Jerahmeel. The genealogy in this chapter traces the lineage of Judah, focusing on the descendants of Hezron. No further information is provided about Jamin's life or his role within the tribe of Judah. His mention in the genealogy suggests that he was an ancestor of some of the families within the tribe, although no specific details are given about his descendants.

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.

Parents
Ram
Siblings
EkerMaaz

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)

    2:27

Record type: Person. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.