Mary The Daughter of Amram

The Quran informs us that Mary, the mother of Jesus, was the daughter of ‘Imran (Amram).

3:33 GOD has chosen Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of Amram (as messengers) to the people. 3:34 They belong in the same progeny. GOD is Hearer, Omniscient. 3:35 The wife of Amram said, “My Lord, I have dedicated (the baby) in my belly to You, totally, so accept from me. You are Hearer, Omniscient.”

إِنَّ اللَّهَ اصْطَفَىٰ آدَمَ وَنُوحًا وَآلَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَآلَ عِمْرَانَ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ ذُرِّيَّةً بَعْضُهَا مِنْ بَعْضٍ وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ إِذْ قَالَتِ امْرَأَتُ عِمْرَانَ رَبِّ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ لَكَ مَا فِي بَطْنِي مُحَرَّرًا فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Some critics of the Quran claim that this is inaccurate and an example of the author of the Quran mixing up Mary the mother of Jesus with Miriam the sister of Moses. This is because the Hebrew Bible describes Miriam (מִרְיָם‎ Mir-yām) as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron (Exodus 15:20, Numbers 12:1, and ).