Bible Names A-G
And the children of Gershon [had] by lot out of the families
of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and
out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of
Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities....
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And to the sons of Gershom 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....
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Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar;
Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush....
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According to the Torah, Gershon (Hebrew: גרשון) was the
eldest of the sons of Levi,[1] and the patriarchal founder
of the Gershonites, one of the four main divisions among the
Levites in biblical times. The Gershonites were charged with
the care of the outer tabernacle including components such
as the tent and its covering, screens, doors, an...
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And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb;
and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at
the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the
heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan....
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Unto the sons of Gershom [were given] out of the family of the
half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and
Ashtaroth with her suburbs:...
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(גשם) is one of the Hebrew words for "rain," applied mostly to
the heavy rains which occur in Israel in the fall and winter.
This half of the year is called in the Mishnah "yemot ha-
geshamin" (days of rains). In the liturgy of the German-Polish
ritual "Geshem" stands for the piyyuṭim which in the Mussaf or
additional service for the Eighth Fes...
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Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem
the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had
builded the wall, and [that] there was no breach left therein;
(though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the
gates;)...
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That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us
meet together in [some one of] the villages in the plain of
Ono. But they thought to do me mischief....
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According to the Bible, Gershom (Hebrew: גֵּרְשֹׁם, Modern
Gershom Tiberian Gēršōm ; "a sojourner there"; Latin:
Gersam) was the firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah.[1] The
name appears to mean a sojourner there (גר שם ger sham),
which the text argues was a reference to Moses' flight from
Egypt; biblical scholars regard the name as being
esse...
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