Reference: Gershom
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A stranger there, one of the two sons of Moses and Zipporah, in the land of Midian, Ex 2:22; 18:3. Moses appears to have given them no rank or emoluments but those of simple Levites, 1Ch 23:15.
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And she gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershon, for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
and her two sons, of which the name of the one was Gershon, for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land,
Easton
expulsion. (1.) The eldest son of Levi (2000'>1Ch 6:16-17,20,43,62,71; 15:7)=GERSHON (q.v.).
(2.) The elder of the two sons of Moses born to him in Midian (Ex 2:22; 18:3). On his way to Egypt with his family, in obedience to the command of the Lord, Moses was attacked by a sudden and dangerous illness (Ex 4:24-26), which Zipporah his wife believed to have been sent because he had neglected to circumcise his son. She accordingly took a "sharp stone" and circumcised her son Gershom, saying, "Surely a bloody husband art thou to me", i.e., by the blood of her child she had, as it were, purchased her husband, had won him back again.
(3.) A descendant of Phinehas who returned with Ezra from Babylon (Ezr 8:2).
(4.) The son of Manasseh (Jg 18:30), in R.V. "of Moses."
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And she gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershon, for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him and sought to kill him. Then Zipporah took a sharp flint and cut off the foreskin of her son and cast it at his feet, saying, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. read more. So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
and her two sons, of which the name of the one was Gershon, for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land,
And the sons of Dan set up the graven image; and Jonathan, the son of Gershon, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
And to the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Issachar and out of the tribe of Asher and out of the tribe of Naphtali and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
Unto the sons of Gershon were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs and Ashtaroth with her suburbs;
Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershon: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
Fausets
Gershon. 1Ch 6:1,16. Firstborn of Moses and Zipporah "a sojourner in a foreign land" (geer)," sojourner," is common to Hebrew and Egyptian; shom is not from Hebrew sham "there," as margin, but shem, Coptic, "a strange land"); alluding to Moses' sojourn in Midian "for, he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land" (Ex 2:22; 18:3). (See CIRCUMCISION and Ex 4:25.) Gershom was founder of a family, of which was "Jonathan, son (descendant) of Gershom," the "young man the Levite," who became Micah's priest to the image (Jg 17:7; 18:18-30), and subsequently the Danites' priest. His descendants held this priesthood until the taking of the ark by the Philistines, which is called "the day of the captivity of the land."
Gershom in the Hebrew text (kethib) is called "son of Moses." The name is altered into Manasseh with a hanging 'n' (raised above the line to show it might either be inserted or omitted) in the Masoretic keri, or margin Hebrew "He did the deeds of idolatrous Manasseh," says the Talmud (Baba bathra, 109 b.), "therefore Scripture assigns him to the family of Manasseh." Rabbabar bar Channa says "it would have been ignominious to Moses to have had an ungodly son; he was the son of Manasseh in impiety, of Moses in descent." But other of Moses' descendants through Gershom reflected the piety of "the man of God." Shebuel Gershom's descendant was "ruler of the treasures" dedicated in the sanctuary under David (1Ch 23:15-17; 26:24-28). One accompanied Ezra from Babylon (Ezr 8:2).
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And she gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershon, for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Then Zipporah took a sharp flint and cut off the foreskin of her son and cast it at his feet, saying, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
and her two sons, of which the name of the one was Gershon, for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land,
And there was a young man out of Bethlehem of Judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
So they entered into Micah's house and took the graven image the ephod and the teraphim and the molten image. Then the priest said unto them, What are you doing? And they said unto him, Silence, lay thy hand upon thy mouth and go with us to be our father and priest; is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family of Israel? read more. And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod and the teraphim and the graven image and went in the midst of the people. So they turned and departed and put the little ones and the cattle and the baggage before them. And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together and overtook the sons of Dan. And they cried unto the sons of Dan. And these turned their faces and said unto Micah, What ails thee that thou dost come with such a company? And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made and the priest, and ye are gone away; and what is left to me? And why do ye say unto me, What ails thee? And the sons of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us lest peradventure angry fellows run upon thee and thou lose thy life with the lives of thy household. And the sons of Dan went their way, and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house. And they took the things which Micah had made together with the priest which he had and came unto Laish unto a people that were at quiet and secure, and they smote them with the edge of the sword and burnt the city with fire. And there was no deliverer because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with anyone; and it was in the valley that lies by Bethrehob. Then they rebuilt the city and dwelt therein. And they called the name of the city Dan after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel; however, the name of the city was Laish at the first. And the sons of Dan set up the graven image; and Jonathan, the son of Gershon, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
The sons of Moses were Gershon and Eliezer. Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel was the chief. read more. And the son of Eliezer was Rehabiah, the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
Shebuel, the son of Gershon, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures. And his brother Eliezer, Rehabiah, his son, Jeshaiah, his son, Joram, his son, Zichri, his son, and Shelomith, his son. read more. This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the holy things, which David, the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the princes of the host had dedicated. That which out of the spoils won in battles they had dedicated to maintain the house of the LORD. Likewise, all that Samuel, the seer, and Saul, the son of Kish, and Abner, the son of Ner, and Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and all that anyone had dedicated; it was under the hand of Shelomith and of his brethren.
Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershon: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
Hastings
1. The elder of the two sons borne to Moses by Zipporah (Ex 2:22; 18:2-6; the explanation of the name given in these two passages is folk-etymology). According to 25/type/j2000'>Ex 14:25,25, the origin of circumcision among the Israelites was connected with that of Gershom; the rite was performed by his mother; this was contrary to later usage, according to which this was always done by a man. The son of Gershom, Jonathan, and his descendants were priests to the tribe of the Danites; but the fact that these latter set up for themselves a graven image, and that therefore the descendants of Gershom were connected with worship of this kind, was regarded as a grave evil by later generations, for which reason the word 'Moses' in Jg 18:30 was read 'Manasseh' by the insertion of an n above the text; it was thought derogatory to the memory of Moses that descendants of his should have been guilty of the worship of graven images. In Jg 17:7 there is a possible reference to Gershom, for the words 'and he sojourned there' can also be read 'and he (was) Gershom' (W. H. Bennett). In 1Ch 23:16; 26:24 the sons of Gershom are mentioned, Shebuel or Shubael being their chief. 2. A son of Levi (1Ch 6:16 [v. 1 in Heb.]); see Gershon. 3. A descendant of Phinehas, one of the 'heads of houses' who went up with Ezra from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes (Ezr 8:2).
W. O. E. Oesterley.
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And she gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershon, for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
and took off their chariot wheels and overturned them grievously, so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians.
and took off their chariot wheels and overturned them grievously, so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians.
then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, and her two sons, of which the name of the one was Gershon, for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land, read more. and the name of the other was Eliezer, for the God of my father, said he, helped me and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh; and Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he was camped next to the mount of God; and he said unto Moses, I, thy father-in-law Jethro, am come unto thee and thy wife and her two sons with her.
And there was a young man out of Bethlehem of Judah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there.
And the sons of Dan set up the graven image; and Jonathan, the son of Gershon, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershon: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
Morish
Ger'shom
1. Eldest son of Moses and Zipporah, born in Midian. Ex 2:22; 18:3; Jg 18:30 (see MANASSEH); 1Ch 23:15-16; 26:24.
2. Eldest son of Levi, 1Ch 6:16-71; 15:7; but elsewhere named GERSHON.
3. A descendant of Phinehas who returned from exile. Ezr 8:2.
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And she gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershon, for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
and her two sons, of which the name of the one was Gershon, for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land,
And the sons of Dan set up the graven image; and Jonathan, the son of Gershon, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei. read more. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The sons of Merari: Mahli, Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers. Of Gershon: Libni, his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, Joah, his son, Iddo, his son, Zerah, his son, Jeaterai, his son. The sons of Kohath: Amminadab, his son, Korah, his son, Assir, his son, Elkanah, his son, and Ebiasaph, his son, and Assir, his son, Tahath, his son, Uriel, his son, Uzziah, his son, and Saul, his son. The sons of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth, and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai, his son, and Nahath, his son, Eliab, his son, Jeroham, his son, Elkanah, his son. The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vashni and Abiah. The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni, his son, Shimei, his son, Uzza, his son, Shimea, his son, Haggiah, his son, Asaiah, his son. And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after the ark had rest. And they served before the tent of the tabernacle of the testimony with singing until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, and then they remained in their ministry according to their right. And these are those that remained with their sons. Of the sons of the Kohath: Heman, a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah, the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi. And their brethren, the sons of Merari, stood on the left hand; Ethan, the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer, the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. Their brethren, also the Levites, were given over unto all the ministry of the tabernacle of the house of God. But Aaron and his sons made incense upon the altar of the burnt offering and on the altar of incense, in all the work of the holy of holies, and to make reconciliation for Israel, according to all that Moses, the slave of God, had commanded. And these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar, his son, Phinehas, his son, Abishua, his son, Bukki, his son, Uzzi, his son, Zerahiah, his son, Meraioth, his son, Amariah, his son, Ahitub, his son, Zadok, his son, Ahimaaz, his son. Now these are their dwelling places throughout their palaces in their borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites; for theirs was the lot, that they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah and its suburbs round about it. But the fields around the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge of Judah, namely, Hebron and Libnah with their suburbs, and Jattir and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs, and Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, and Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs. And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs and Alemeth with her suburbs and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. And unto the sons of Kohath, who were left of that family, they gave ten cities of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot. And to the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Issachar and out of the tribe of Asher and out of the tribe of Naphtali and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben and out of the tribe of Gad and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs. And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the sons of Judah and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names. And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities with their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim. And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in Mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs, and Jokmeam with her suburbs and Bethhoron with her suburbs, and Aijalon with her suburbs and Gathrimmon with her suburbs. And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath. Unto the sons of Gershon were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs and Ashtaroth with her suburbs;
The sons of Moses were Gershon and Eliezer. Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel was the chief.
Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershon: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
Smith
Ger'shom
(a stranger or exile).
1. The first-born son of Moses and Zipporah.
(B.C. 1530.)
2. The form under which the name GERSHON--the eldest son of Levi--is given in several passages of Chronicles, viz.,
See Gershon
2000'>1Ch 6:16-17,20,43,62,71; 15:7
3. The representative of the priestly family of Phinehas, among those who accompanied Ezra from Babylon.
(B.C. 536.)
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And she gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershon, for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
and her two sons, of which the name of the one was Gershon, for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land,
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
And to the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Issachar and out of the tribe of Asher and out of the tribe of Naphtali and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
Unto the sons of Gershon were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs and Ashtaroth with her suburbs;
Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershon: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.