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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Unto the sons of Gershom - out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan, with her pasture lands, - and Ashtaroth, with her pasture lands.

And the sons of Levi, - Gershon, Kohath and Merari;

And, these, are the names of the sons of Levi by their generations, Gershon, and Kohath and Merari, And, the years of the life of Levi, were a hundred and thirty-seven years. The sons of Gershon, Libni and Shimei by their families.

And these were the sons of Levi, by their names, - Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. And these, the names of the sons of Gershon by their families, - Libni and Shimei. And, the sons of Kohath, by their families Amram, and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. read more.
And the sons of Merari by their families, Mahli and Mushi. These, are they - the families of the Levites by their ancestral houses. To, Gershon, belonged the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites, - these, are they - the families of the Gershonites. They who were numbered of them in the counting of every male, from one month old, and upwards, - they who were num-bered of them, were seven thousand and five hundred. the families of the Gershonites, to the rear of the habitation, were to encamp, westward. And, the prince of the ancestral house of the Gershonites, was Eliasaph son of Lael. And, the charge, of the sons of Gershon, was over the tent of meeting, the habitation, and the tent, - the covering thereof, and the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting; and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the entrance of the court which was near the habitation and near the altar, round about, - and the cords thereof, as to all the laborious work thereof.

reckon up the sum of the sons of Gershon even of them also, - by their ancestral house by their families; from thirty years old and upwards even to fifty years, shalt thou number them, - All that may enter to take rank in the host, to do laborious work in the tent of meeting. This, shall be the labour of the families of the Gershonites, - in labouring and in bearing: read more.
they shall bear the curtains of the habitation and the tent of meeting, the covering thereof and the covering of badgers skin which is over above it, - and the screen, at the entrance of the tent of meeting; and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the entrance of the gate of the court which is near the habitation and near the altar round about, and their cords, and all their articles of service, and all that is to be done to them when they shall do their labour, At the bidding of Aaron and his sons, shall he all the labour of the sons of the Gershonites, to the extent of their every burden, and to the extent of all their labour, - so shall ye appoint unto them in charge their every burden. This, shall be the labour of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting, - and, the charge of them, shall be in the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.

And they who were numbered of the sons of Gershon, - by their families, and by their ancestral house;

two of the waggons and four of the oxen, gave he unto the sons of Gershon, - according to the need of their laborious work;

Then was taken down the habitation, - and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward bearing the habitation.

And these, are they who were numbered of the Levites by their families, To Gershon, pertained the family of the Gershonites, To Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; To Merari, the family of the Merarites.

And, the sons of Gershon, had - out of 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 - by lot, thirteen cities.

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

The sons of Levi, Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. And, these, are the names of the sons of Gershom, Libni and Shimei.

To Gershom, pertained Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

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

And, to the sons of Gershom, by their families - out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren, one hundred and thirty;

And David divided them into courses, - pertaining to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.


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