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Gershomite

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

The Levitical family descended from Gershom, son of Levi (1 Chr 6:16). This family received 13 cities in which to settle (1 Chr 6:62). Elsewhere, this son of Levi is called Gershon (e.g., Gen 46:11; Exod 6:16), so the Gershomites of 1 Chr 6 should probably be equated with the clan of the Gershonites.

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Gershomites

Gershomites (גֵּרְשֹׁם‎, gereshom). The Levitical family descended from Gershom, son of Levi (1 Chr 6:16). This family received 13 cities in which to settle (1 Chr 6:62). Elsewhere, this son of Levi is called Gershon (e.g., Gen 46:11; Exod 6:16), so the Gershomites of 1 Chr 6 should probably be equated

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Gershom (Person)

GERSHOM (PERSON) [Heb gēršōm (גֵּרְשֹׁם‎); geršôn (גֶּרְשֹׁון)]. Var. GERSHON. GERSHOMITE. 1. The son of Moses and Zipporah (Exod 2:22). Gershom’s birth serves as an etymological reminder of Moses’ sojourn in Midian and his favorable relations with Ruel, a priest of Midian, and his daughter, Zipporah

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Gershom

Gershom. 1. Moses’ son by Zipporah, born in Midian during Moses’ exile from Egypt (Ex 2:22; 18:3; 1 Chr 23:15, 16).2. Jonathan’s father. He and his sons were priests to Dan’s tribe. They made a graven image for the Danites to worship (Jgs 18:30).3. Alternate spelling of Gershon, Levi’s oldest son (1

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Gershom

Gershom gûrʹshəm [Heb. gēr^ešōm]. Derived, according to the etymology in Ex. 2:22; 18:3 from gûr, “be a sojourner.”

Gershom

2. A son of Levi, so called in 1 Ch. 6:1, 16f, 20, 43, 62, 71 (MT 1f, 5, 28, 47, 56); 15:7; 23:6; elsewhere Gershon.

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Gershom

GERSHOM1. Moses’ son by Zipporah, born in Midian during Moses’ exile from Egypt (Ex 2:22; 18:3; 1 Chr 23:15–16).2. Jonathan’s father. He and his sons were priests to Dan’s tribe. The Danites set up a graven image to worship and appointed Jonathan to be their priest (Jgs 18:30).3. Alternate spelling

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Gershom

Gershom (guhr´shuhm).1 The eldest son born to Moses and Zipporah in Midian (e.g., Exod. 2:22). His name is popularly explained within the narrative as meaning “sojourner there” (supposedly from Heb. ger sham), but this may be a later guess based on a phonetic pun. Gershom was the father of Jonathan,

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Gershom

GERSHOM1. the firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah who was born in Midian (cf. Ex 2:22; 18:3; 1 Chr 23:13–16).2. Same as Gershon, the eldest son of Levi (cf. Gen 46:11; Josh 21:6; 1 Chr 6:1, 16–17, 22, 43; 23:6–7). His descendants are termed Gershonites (q.v.) or the “sons of Gershom” (cf. 1 Chr 6:62,

The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition

Gershom

GERSHOM, GERSHON. The form Gershom is used of the following people.1. The elder son of Moses, born in Midian (Ex. 2:22; 18:3). The name (construed as ‘banishment’ or ‘a stranger there’) commemorated Moses’ exile. Gershom’s sons counted as Levites (1 Ch. 23:14–15).2. A descendant of Phinehas the priest

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Gershom

Gershom (Heb. gēršōm) (also GERSHON)1. The son of Moses and Zipporah, born in Midian (Exod. 2:22; 18:3). Gershom was the father of Jonathan, who served as priest to the Danites and whose sons maintained that position until the captivity (Judg. 18:30; MT “son of Manasseh,” likely a scribal error for

Geshur

Geshur (Heb. gĕšûr)1. A small Aramean kingdom that shared a western border with the half-tribe of Manasseh in the southern part of what is now called the Golan Heights (Deut. 3:14). Geshur remained independent during the conquest of Canaan and after Joshua’s death (Josh. 12:5). During the period

Catholic Bible Dictionary

Gershom

GERSHOM The son of Moses and Zipporah (Exod 2:22) who was born during Moses’s stay in Midian. His mention by name does not occur again in the Pentateuch. He is honored as the ancestor of the priesthood of Dan (Judg 18:30) and as the father of a Levite family (1 Chr 23:15; 26:24). A second Gershom was

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Gershom

Ger´shom (a stranger or exile).1. The first-born son of Moses and Zipporah. Ex. 2:22; 18:3. (b.c. 1530.)2. The form under which the name Gershon—the eldest son of Levi—is given in several passages of Chronicles, viz., 1 Chron. 6:16, 17, 20, 43, 62, 71; 15:7.3. The representative of the priestly family

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