Gershon in the Bible

Meaning: his banishment; the change of pilgrimage

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And 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.

Verse ConceptsAaron, Ancestry And GenealogyAge At Death

The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.

Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.

The families of the descendants of Gershon encamped behind the tent toward the west.

Verse ConceptsWest SidesCamping During The Exodus

The leader of the tribe and family of Gershon was Lael's son Eliasaph.

And 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,

Verse ConceptsCovering The Tabernacle

Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;

"These are the responsibilities that the descendants of Gershon are to have:

The descendants of Gershon are to carry out the instructions of Aaron and his sons. You are to assign them their responsibilities to carry out.

Verse ConceptsMan Appointing

This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

Verse ConceptsMan Appointing

And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,

Verse ConceptsCounting Levites

These 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.

Verse ConceptsCounting Levites

Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:

Verse ConceptsTwo Other Things

And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.

Verse ConceptsCarrying Holy ThingsThe Tabernacle

And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

Verse ConceptsThirteen

And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.

Verse ConceptsTwo Cities

All the cities of the descendants of Gershon according to their families totaled thirteen, including their pasture lands.

Verse ConceptsThirteen

And the children of Dan set them up the graven image. And Jonathan the son of Gershon, the son of Manasseh and his sons were the priests unto the tribe of the Danites, until they were carried away out of the land captive.

Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesExile In Prospect

And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Verse ConceptsSubdivisionsdivision

The descendants of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.

The descendants of Ladan, who were descended from Gershon through Ladan and were leaders of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, included Jehieli

was Shebuel the son of Gershon the son of Moses a ruler over the treasure.

Verse ConceptsOfficers

Here are the names of the descendants of Levi who made themselves available to God: Amasai's son Mahath and Azariah's son Joel from the descendants of Kohath; Abdi's son Kish and Jehallelel's son Azariah from the descendants of Merari; Zimmah's son Joah and Joah's son Eden from the descendants of Gershon;

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The following belonged to Gershom's descendants: Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its pasturelands and Ashtaroth and its pasturelands.

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Now these are the names of the sons of Levi, according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (The length of Levi's life was 137 years.) The sons of Gershon, by their families, were Libni and Shimei.

These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei. The sons of Kohath by their families were: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. read more.
The sons of Merari by their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their clans. From Gershon came the family of the Libnites and the family of the Shimeites; these were the families of the Gershonites. Those of them who were numbered, counting every male from a month old and upward, were 7,500. The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle toward the west. Now the leader of the clan of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael. And the responsibilities of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the tent of meeting, the hangings of the courtyard, the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard that surrounded the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, plus all the service connected with these things.

"Also take a census of the Gershonites, by their clans and by their families. You must number them from thirty years old and upward to fifty years old, all who enter the company to do the work of the tent of meeting. This is the service of the families of Gershonites, as they serve and carry it. read more.
They must carry the curtains for the tabernacle and the tent of meeting with its covering, the covering of fine leather that is over it, the curtains for the entrance of the tent of meeting, the hangings for the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance of the gate of the court, which is around the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, along with all the furnishings for their service and everything that is made for them. So they are to serve. "All the service of the Gershonites, whether carrying loads or for any of their work, will be at the direction of Aaron and his sons. You will assign them all their tasks as their responsibility. This is the service of the families of the Gershonites concerning the tent of meeting. Their responsibilities will be under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

Those numbered from the Gershonites, by their families and by their clans,

He gave two carts and four oxen to the Gershonites, as their service required;

Then the tabernacle was dismantled, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle.

And these are the Levites who were numbered according to their families: from Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; from Merari, the family of the Merarites.

Gershon's descendants were allotted thirteen cities from the clans of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribes of Asher and Naphtali and the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

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The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. These are the names of the sons Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

To Gershom: His son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah,

son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.

The clans of Gershom's descendants received thirteen cities within the territory of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh (in Bashan).

From the descendants of Gershom: Joel the leader and 130 of his relatives.

David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.


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