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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.

Parents
Bithiah (?)Mered (?)

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)

    4:17

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