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Gershom

Gershom was the firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah, and his descendant Jonathan served as a priest for the idolatrous Danites.

The name Gershom means “a stranger here”

MaleLeviteTribe of LeviEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament3 books6 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exodus 2:22; only referred to as Gershom (גֵּרְשֹׁם); son of Moses and Zipporah; a brother of Eliezer; father of Jonathan(?) and Shebuel.

Glossary entries

Gershom

Family members

Father

Moses

Mother

Zipporah

Siblings

Eliezer

Children

Jonathan Shebuel

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Exodus 2:22
    And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”
  2. Exodus 18:3
    …along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
  3. Judges 18:30
    The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
  4. 1 Chronicles 23:15
    The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
  5. 1 Chronicles 23:16
    The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.
  6. 1 Chronicles 26:24
    Shebuel, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.