Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H1648

גֵּרְשׁוֹן

ge.re.shon · “Gershon”

Used 17 times across 5 books

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.11;
son of: Levi (H3878);
brother of: Kohath (H6955), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115);
father of: Libni (H3845) and Shimei (H8096); also called Gershom at 1Ch.6.16,17,20,43,62,71; 15.7;
§ Gershon or Gershom = "exile"
firstborn son of Levi born before Jacob's family went to Egypt

Where it appears

Genesis

Exodus

Numbers

Joshua

1 Chronicles

In the text

Genesis 46:11And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.Exodus 6:16And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.Exodus 6:17The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.Numbers 3:17And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.Numbers 3:18And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.Numbers 3:21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.Numbers 3:25And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,Numbers 4:22Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;Numbers 4:38And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,Numbers 4:41These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord.

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