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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She bore a son, and he called his name Gershom. For he said: I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Moses was still a foreigner in Midian when his first son was born. Moses said: I will name him Gershom.
Easton
expulsion. (1.) The eldest son of Levi (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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She bore a son, and he called his name Gershom. For he said: I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Now it came about at the lodging place on the way that Jehovah met him and sought to put him to death. Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son's foreskin and threw it at Moses' feet. She said: You are indeed a bridegroom of blood to me. read more. So He let him alone. At that time she said: You are a bridegroom of blood, because of the circumcision.
Moses was still a foreigner in Midian when his first son was born. Moses said: I will name him Gershom.
The Danites set up the idol to be worshiped, and Jonathan, the son of Gershom and grandson of Moses, served as a priest for the Danites. His descendants served as their priests until the people were taken away into exile.
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, and from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that is in Bashan.
The Gershonites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they received Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands,
Leading Gershom's descendants were Joel, who came with one hundred and thirty of his relatives.
Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; 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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She bore a son, and he called his name Gershom. For he said: I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son's foreskin and threw it at Moses' feet. She said: You are indeed a bridegroom of blood to me.
Moses was still a foreigner in Midian when his first son was born. Moses said: I will name him Gershom.
The men went into Micah's house and took the sacred objects. The priest asked them: What are you doing? They told him: Be quiet. Do not say a word. Come with us and be our priest and adviser. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or to be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel? read more. This filled the priest with joy. He took the sacred objects and went along with them. They turned around and started off, with their children, their livestock, and their belongings going ahead. They traveled a good way from the house when Micah gathered his neighbors for battle. They caught up with the Danites. They shouted at them. The Danites turned around and asked Micah, What is the problem? Why have you gathered such a company? Micah answered: What do you mean? You take my priest and the gods that I made, and walk off! What do I have left? The Danites responded: Do not say anymore or these men will get angry and attack you. You and your whole family would die. The Danites went on their way. Micah saw that they were too strong for him, so he went back home. They took the things Micah made and the priest who belonged to him and attacked Laish. Laish was a town of peaceful, quiet people in the same valley as Bethrehob. They killed the inhabitants and burned the town. There was no one to save them, because Laish was a long way from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any other people. The Danites rebuilt the town and settled down there. They changed its name from Laish to Dan, after their ancestor Dan, the son of Jacob. The Danites set up the idol to be worshiped, and Jonathan, the son of Gershom and grandson of Moses, served as a priest for the Danites. His descendants served as their priests until the people were taken away into exile.
The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. The descendants of Gershom: Shubael was the first. read more. The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
Shubael, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the officer in charge of the treasuries. His relatives through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zicri his son and Shelomith his son. read more. Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and by the other army commanders. Some of the plunder taken in battle they dedicated for the repair of the Temple of Jehovah. And everything dedicated by Samuel the seer and by Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner and Joab son of Zeruiah, and all the other dedicated things were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.
Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; 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/nsb'>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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She bore a son, and he called his name Gershom. For he said: I have been a stranger in a strange land.
He made the wheels of their chariots come off. They could hardly move. Then the Egyptians shouted: Let us get out of here! Jehovah is fighting for Israel! He is against us!
He made the wheels of their chariots come off. They could hardly move. Then the Egyptians shouted: Let us get out of here! Jehovah is fighting for Israel! He is against us!
Moses sent his wife Zipporah and her two sons to stay with Jethro. Jethro welcomed them. Moses was still a foreigner in Midian when his first son was born. Moses said: I will name him Gershom. read more. When his second son was born, Moses said: I will name him Eliezer, because the God my father worshiped has saved me from the king of Egypt. Jethro, Moses' father-in-law brought Moses' sons and wife to Moses in the desert. He was camped near the mountain of God. Jethro sent word to Moses: I am coming to visit you. I am bringing your wife and her two sons.
The Danites set up the idol to be worshiped, and Jonathan, the son of Gershom and grandson of Moses, served as a priest for the Danites. His descendants served as their priests until the people were taken away into exile.
Shubael, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.
Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; 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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She bore a son, and he called his name Gershom. For he said: I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Moses was still a foreigner in Midian when his first son was born. Moses said: I will name him Gershom.
The Danites set up the idol to be worshiped, and Jonathan, the son of Gershom and grandson of Moses, served as a priest for the Danites. His descendants served as their priests until the people were taken away into exile.
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. 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 and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers: Of Gershon: Libni his son, Jehath his son, Zimmah his son, Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son and Jeatherai his son. The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son and Shaul his son. The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth, Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son, Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son and Samuel his son. The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second son. The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Shimea his son, Haggiah his son and Asaiah his son. These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of Jehovah after the ark came to rest there. They ministered with music before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the temple of Jehovah in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations laid down for them. Here are the men who served, together with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman, the musician, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, 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 Heman's associate Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea, the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malkijah, 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 from their associates, the Merarites, at his left hand: Ethan 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 Shemer, the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. Their fellow Levites was assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God. But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. These were the descendants 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 and Ahimaaz his son. These were the locations of their settlements allotted as their territory (they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because the first lot was for them): They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands. But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, Hilen, Debir, Ashan, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands. And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. These towns, which were distributed among the Kohathite clans, were thirteen in all. The rest of Kohath's descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of half the tribe of Manasseh. The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, and from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that is in Bashan. The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns and their pasturelands. From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns. Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim. In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge), and Gezer, Jokmeam, Beth Horon, Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands. And from half the tribe of Manasseh the Israelites gave Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands, to the rest of the Kohathite clans. The Gershonites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they received Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands,
Leading Gershom's descendants were Joel, who came with one hundred and thirty of his relatives.
The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. The descendants of Gershom: Shubael was the first.
Shubael, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.
Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; 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
3. The representative of the priestly family of Phinehas, among those who accompanied Ezra from Babylon.
(B.C. 536.)
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She bore a son, and he called his name Gershom. For he said: I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Moses was still a foreigner in Midian when his first son was born. Moses said: I will name him Gershom.
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, and from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that is in Bashan.
The Gershonites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they received Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands,
Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom; of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel; of the sons of David, Hattush;