Gershom in the Bible

Meaning: a stranger here

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and her two sons--the one whose name [was] Gershom, for he had said, "I have been an alien in a foreign land,"

Verse ConceptsReckoned As ForeignersTwo SonsPeople With Apt Names

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Later she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, because he used to say, "I became an alien in a foreign land."

along with her two sons. The name of the one was Gershom, because he uwould say, "I was an alien in a foreign land,"

The descendants of Moses included Gershom and Eliezer. The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel as their chief.

Shebuel, a descendant of Gershom and a descendant of Moses (as chief officer in charge of the treasuries)


The descendants of Dan set up the carved image, and Gershom's son Jonathan, a descendant of Manasseh, served along with his descendants as priests to the tribe of Dan until the land was taken captive.


From Phinehas's descendants: Gershom. From Ithamar's descendants: Daniel. From David's descendants: Hattush.


References

Hastings

Easton

American

Fausets

Morish

Smith

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