Person
Gershon
Also called Gershom
Mentioned in 25 verses across 5 books, first in Genesis 46:11. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).
In the Bible
All 1 verse in Genesis, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
Genesis
- Genesis 46:11
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
'=Ger’shom expulsion, the eldest of Levi’s three sons (Gen. 46:11; Ex. 6:16).
In the wilderness the sons of Gershon had charge of the fabrics of the tabernacle when it was moved from place to place, the curtains, veils, tent-hangings ([Num. 3](/num#Num.3): 21-26). Thirteen Levitical cities fell to the lot of the Gershonites (Josh. 21:27-33).