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Gershon (Gershom)

Gershon ( Gershom ) (Generation 24 • Child of Levi ): ( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 , 6:43 ) The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward ( Numbers 3:23 ). Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Levitical Priesthood & High Priests—Set apart from the tribe of Levi , the priestly house of Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar ministered at the Tabernacle and Temple, while Levitical divisions led by Kohath , Gershon, and Merari —including Temple musicians Asaph , Heman , and Ethan —led Israel 's worship.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Gershon ( Gershom ) (Generation 24 • Child of Levi ): ( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 , 6:43 ) The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward ( Numbers 3:23 ). (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Exodus 2 , Exodus 6 ) Shimei (Generation 25 • Child of Gershon (Gershom)): Shimei is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Gershon (Gershom). ( Exodus 6:17 , Numbers 3:18 , 1 Chronicles 6:17 ) (mentioned in Exodus 6 , Numbers 3 , 2 Samuel 16 ) Levi (Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel ): Levi is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Gershon (Gershom), Jochebed , Kohath , Merari . ( Genesis 29:34 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 ) (mentioned in Genesis 29 , Genesis 34 , Genesis 35 ) Gershom (Generation 27 • Child of Moses ): Gershom is a biblical figure in Generation 27, child of Moses , parent of Shebuel . ( Exodus 2:22 , Exodus 18:3 , 1 Chronicles 23:15 ) (mentioned in Exodus 2 , Exodus 18 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Geshur (~; now Leja. Referenced in Josh 13:13 , 2 Sam 3:3 , 2 Sam 13:37 , 2 Sam 13:38 , 2 Sam 14:23 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Chronicles 6:16 : "The sons of Levi ; Gershom , Kohath , and Merari ."; 1 Chronicles 23:15 : "The sons of Moses were, Gershom , and Eliezer ."; 1 Chronicles 23:16 : "Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.". Related canonical books and chapters: 1 Chronicles 23 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 23 (32 verses)), Ezra 8 ( Ezra • Chapter 8 (36 verses)), 1 Chronicles 6 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 6 (81 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Generation 24 • Child of Levi

( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 , 6:43 ) The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward ( Numbers 3:23 ).

Shimei
99% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Gershon (Gershom)

Shimei is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Gershon ( Gershom ). ( Exodus 6:17 , Numbers 3:18 , 1 Chronicles 6:17 )

Levi
99% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Levi is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel , parent of Gershon ( Gershom ), Jochebed , Kohath , Merari . ( Genesis 29:34 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

Gershom
99% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Moses

Gershom is a biblical figure in Generation 27, child of Moses , parent of Shebuel . ( Exodus 2:22 , Exodus 18:3 , 1 Chronicles 23:15 )

Libni
99% Gen 25
Generation 25 • Child of Gershon (Gershom)

Libni is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Gershon ( Gershom ), parent of Jahath . ( Exodus 6:17 , Numbers 3:18 , 1 Chronicles 6:17 )

Shebuel
99% Gen 28
Generation 28 • Child of Gershom

Shebuel is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Gershom . ( 1 Chronicles 26:25 )

1 Chronicles 23
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 23 (32 verses)

So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel . And he gathered together all the princes of Israel , with the priests and the Levites . Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by m... Mentions: David , Solomon , Jacob/Israel, Levi , Gershon ( Gershom ), Haran , Hebron , Eder 1 , Jerusalem .

Ezra 8
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Ezra • Chapter 8 (36 verses)

These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon , in the reign of Artaxerxes the king. Of the sons of Phinehas ; Gershom : of the sons of Ithamar ; Daniel : of the sons of David ; Hattush. Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the s... Mentions: Phinehas , Gershon (Gershom), Ithamar , Daniel , David , Babylon , Elam , Ahava , Ariel , Casiphia .

1 Chronicles 6
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 6 (81 verses)

The sons of Levi ; Gershon , Kohath , and Merari . And the sons of Kohath ; Amram , Izhar , and Hebron , and Uzziel . And the children of Amram ; Aaron , and Moses , and Miriam . The sons also of Aaron ; Nadab , and Abihu , Eleazar , and Ithamar . Mentions: Levi , Gershon (Gershom), Kohath, Merari , Amram, Hebron , Jerusalem , Tahath , Uzza , Libnah 1 .

Exodus 18
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Exodus • Chapter 18 (27 verses)

When Jethro, the priest of Midian , Moses ' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses , and for Israel his people, and that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt ; Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, And her two ... Mentions: Midian , Moses, Jacob/Israel, Gershon ( Gershom ), Eliezer , Egypt .

Exodus 2
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Exodus • Chapter 2 (25 verses)

And there went a man of the house of Levi , and took to wife a daughter of Levi . And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and da... Mentions: Levi, Moses , Midian , Reuel , Gershon ( Gershom ), Egypt .

Numbers 7
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Numbers • Chapter 7 (89 verses)

And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them; That the princes of Israel , heads of the hou... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Gershon ( Gershom ), Merari , Ithamar , Ephraim , Dan .

Genesis 46
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Genesis • Chapter 46 (34 verses)

And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer–sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac . And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Isaac , Joseph , Canaan , Reuben , Egypt , Hezron , Shimron , Elon .

1 Chronicles 26
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 26 (32 verses)

Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph . And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai th... Mentions: Asaph , Zechariah , Ashbel (or Jediael?), Elam , Obed , Hosah , Shallecheth , Jordan , Jazer .

Exodus 6
99% Chapter
Exodus • Chapter 6 (30 verses)

Then the Lord said unto Moses , Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land. And God spake unto Moses , and said unto him, I am the Lord: And I appeared unto Abraham , unto Isaa... Mentions: Moses, Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Egypt , Hezron , Hebron .

1 Chronicles 15
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 15 (29 verses)

And David made him houses in the city of David , and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites : for them hath the Lord chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. And D... Mentions: David, Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Kohath , Uriel , Jerusalem , Hebron .

Joshua 21
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Joshua • Chapter 21 (45 verses)

Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun , and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel ; And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan , saying, The Lord commanded by the h... Mentions: Eleazar , Joshua , Nun (or Non), Jacob/Israel , Canaan , Shiloh , Ephraim , Dan , Bashan .

Judges 18
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Judges • Chapter 18 (31 verses)

In those days there was no king in Israel : and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel . And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from th... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Dan , Ephraim , Micah , Judah , Zorah , Eshtaol , Laish .

Numbers 4
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Numbers • Chapter 4 (49 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron , saying, Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi , after their families, by the house of their fathers, From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in ... Mentions: Moses , Aaron , Kohath , Levi , Eleazar .

Moses
97% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Amram

( Exodus 6:20 , Numbers 26:59 , 1 Chronicles 6:3 , 1 Chronicles 23:13 ) Moses, Aaron , and his sons were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, toward the sunrise ( Numbers 3:38 ).

Numbers 3
97% Chapter
Numbers • Chapter 3 (51 verses)

These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spake with Moses in mount Sinai . And these are the names of the sons of Aaron ; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu , Eleazar , and Ithamar . These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointe... Mentions: Aaron, Moses, Nadab , Abihu , Eleazar , Sinai , Egypt , Hebron .

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Set apart from the tribe of Levi , the priestly house of Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar ministered at the Tabernacle and Temple, while Levitical divisions led by Kohath , Gershon , and Merari —including Temple musicians Asaph , Heman , and Ethan —led Israel 's worship.

Numbers 10
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Numbers • Chapter 10 (36 verses)

And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble them... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Judah , Nahshon , Sinai , Paran , Ephraim , Dan .

Numbers 26
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Numbers • Chapter 26 (65 verses)

And it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel , from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go to... Mentions: Moses , Eleazar , Aaron , Jacob/Israel , Moab , Jordan , Jericho , Egypt , Hezron .

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Descended from the twelve sons of Jacob ( Israel )— Reuben , Simeon , Levi , Judah , Dan , Naphtali , Gad , Asher , Issachar , Zebulun , Joseph ( Ephraim and Manasseh ), and Benjamin —the Twelve Tribes formed the covenant nation of Israel.

Wiki Article • Sanctuary & Geography

Constructed at Mount Sinai according to Exodus 25 –40, the Wilderness Tabernacle ( Mishkan ) and the gold-overlaid Ark of the Covenant served as the portable dwelling place of God's presence among Israel from Sinai to Shiloh and Jerusalem .

Hezron
78% Messianic Line
Generation 25 • Messianic Line • Child of Perez

Hezron is a biblical figure in Generation 25 of the Messianic Line , child of Perez , parent of Jerahmeel , Ram (or Amram ), Caleb (or Carmi or Chelubai ), Ashhur , Segub . ( Numbers 26:21 , Ruth 4:19 , 1 Chronicles 2:5 )

Nahshon
76% Messianic Line
Generation 28 • Messianic Line • Child of Amminidab

Nahshon is a biblical figure in Generation 28 of the Messianic Line , child of Amminidab , parent of Salma (or Salmon ). ( Ruth 4:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:10 )

Perez
76% Messianic Line
Generation 24 • Messianic Line • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:29 , Genesis 46:12 , Numbers 26:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:4 , 1 Chronicles 4:1 )Perez was the twin brother of Zerah . ( Genesis 38:29-30 )

Shem
74% Messianic Line
Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah

( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 )

Gera
73% Gen 31
Generation 31 • Child of Ahoah (or Ahiah)

Gera is a biblical figure in Generation 31, child of Ahoah (or Ahiah ), parent of Shephuphan , Ehud . ( 1 Chronicles 8:3 )

Er
72% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Judah

( Genesis 38:2-3 , Genesis 46:12 , 1 Chronicles 2:3 ) Er was evil in the sight of the LORD, so the LORD took his life. ( Genesis 38:7 )

Geshur
71% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 33.000°N, 36.417°E

~; now Leja. Referenced in Josh 13:13 , 2 Sam 3:3 , 2 Sam 13:37 , 2 Sam 13:38 , 2 Sam 14:23 .

Gedor
69% Gen 28
Generation 28 • Child of Jeiel

Gedor is a biblical figure in Generation 28, child of Jeiel . ( 1 Chronicles 9:37 )

Asshur
69% Gen 12
Generation 12 • Child of Shem

Asshur is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Shem . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 )

Gera
69% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Ard (or Addar?)

Gera is a biblical figure in Generation 26, child of Ard (or Addar ?), parent of Abihud . ( 1 Chronicles 8:3 )

Scripture Passages (24)

Of the sons of Gershom , Shebuel was the chief.

The son of Jahath , the son of Gershom , the son of Levi .

And these be the names of the sons of Gershom ; Libni , and Shimei .

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

As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.

Of the sons of Gershom ; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:

And Shebuel the son of Gershom , the son of Moses , was ruler of the treasures.

Of the sons of Phinehas ; Gershom : of the sons of Ithamar ; Daniel : of the sons of David ; Hattush.

Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei .

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.

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

The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.

And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom : for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom ; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:

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

This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:

All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.

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

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

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