Person Old Testament
Miriam
Miriam, a descendant of Judah, is mentioned in the genealogy of Ezrah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 4:17.
Why it matters. A descendant of Judah, mentioned in a genealogy.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Miriam
Miriam is a name that appears in 1Ch.4.17, in the context of a genealogy of the descendants of Judah. She is listed as one of the children of Ezrah, along with Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. No further information is provided about this particular Miriam, and she is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible. Her inclusion in the genealogy suggests that she was a recognized member of the tribe of Judah, although her specific role or significance is not elaborated upon in the 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.
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)