Hebrew word · H1648
גֵּרְשׁוֹן
gereshon
Gershon
Appears 18 times in 18 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·
What it means
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
Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
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Where it appears
Genesis · 1
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Genesis 46:11 גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן Gershon
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Exodus · 2
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Exodus 6:16 גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן Gershon
These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
Here: Levi's firstborn, ancestor of the Gershonite clan. In the wilderness the Gershonites carried the tabernacle's curtains and coverings (Numbers 3:25–26; 4:24–28). Chronicles sometimes spells the name Gershom, and it should not be confused with Moses' son Gershom.
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Exodus 6:17 גֵרְשׁ֛וֹן Gershon
The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans.
Numbers · 10
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Numbers 3:17 גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן Gershon
These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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Numbers 3:18 גֵרְשׁ֖וֹן Gershon
These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
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Numbers 3:21 לְגֵ֣רְשׁ֔וֹן [belonged] to Gershon
From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.
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Numbers 3:25 גֵרְשׁוֹן֙ Gershon
The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
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Numbers 4:22 גֵרְשׁ֖וֹן Gershon
“Take a census of the Gershonites as well, by their families and clans,
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Numbers 4:38 גֵרְשׁ֑וֹן Gershon
Then the Gershonites were numbered by their clans and families,
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Numbers 4:41 גֵרְשׁ֔וֹן Gershon
These were counted from the Gershonite clans who served at the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the LORD’s command.
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Numbers 7:7 גֵרְשׁ֑וֹן Gershon
He gave the Gershonites two carts and four oxen, as their service required,
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Numbers 10:17 גֵרְשׁוֹן֙ Gershon
Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
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Numbers 26:57 לְגֵרְשׁ֗וֹן of Gershon
Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.
Joshua · 2
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Joshua 21:6 גֵרְשׁ֗וֹן Gershon
The descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
Here: Gershon was Levi's firstborn son (Genesis 46:11; Exodus 6:16) and the ancestor of one of the three Levite clans. In the wilderness his clan carried the tabernacle's curtains, coverings and screens (Numbers 3:25–26; 4:24–28).
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Joshua 21:27 גֵרְשׁוֹן֮ Gershon
This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
Here: Gershon was Levi's eldest son (Exod 6:16). His descendants made up one of the three main Levite divisions, and in the wilderness they were responsible for carrying the tabernacle's curtains and coverings (Num 3:25–26).
1 Chronicles · 3
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1 Chronicles 6:1 גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן Gershon
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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1 Chronicles 15:7 גֵּרְשׁ֑וֹם Gershom
from the Gershomites, Joel the chief and 130 of his relatives;
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1 Chronicles 23:6 לְגֵרְשׁ֖וֹן to Gershon
Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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