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Gershom גֵּרְשֹׁם
Levite. Gershom was the firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah, and his descendant Jonathan served as a priest for the idolatrous Danites.
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Where Gershom appears
1 Chronicles (3), Exodus (2), Judges (1)
Key verses
- Exodus 2:22 first mention — And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
- Exodus 18:3 — And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
- Judges 18:30 — And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
- 1 Chronicles 23:15 — The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
- 1 Chronicles 23:16 — Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
- 1 Chronicles 26:24 — And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.