Gershon
And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and
the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle....
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And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the
congregation [shall be] the tabernacle, and the tent, the
covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation,...
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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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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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(exile). The eldest of the three sons of Levi, born before the
descent of Jacob's family into Egypt. Ge 46:11; Ex 6:16 (B.C.
before 1706.) But, though the eldest born, the families of
Gershon were outstripped in fame by their younger brethren of
Kohath, from whom sprang Moses and the priestly line of Aaron....
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Oldest of Levi's three sons, born apparently before Jacob's
going down to Egypt (Genesis 46:11). Kohath and his
descendants Moses and Aaron's priestly line eclipsed
Gershon's line. Gershon's sons were Libni and Shimei (1
Chronicles 6:17; 1 Chronicles 6:20-21; 1 Chronicles 6:39-
43). Some of his descendants took part in the service of the
sanct...
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his banishment; the change of pilgrimage...
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=Ger'shom expulsion, the eldest of Levi's three sons (Gen.
46:11; Ex. 6:16).
In the wilderness the sons of Gershon had charge of
the
fabrics of the tabernacle when it was moved from place
to place,
the curtains, veils, tent-hangings (Num. 3: 21-26).
Thirteen
Levitical cities fell to the lot of the Gershonites
(Josh.
21:27-33)....
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gur'-shon, gur'-shon-its (gereshon, written also gereshom):
Firstborn of the 3 sons of Levi (Ex 6:16; Nu 3:17; 1 Ch
6:1,16 m; 23:6). He had two sons, Libni, also known as Ladan
(1 Ch 23:7; 26:21), and Shimei (Ex 6:17; Nu 3:18; 1 Ch
6:17,20), and consequently two groups of descendants,
enumerated in the census taken in the Wilderness of Si...
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-Also called GERSHOM
-Son of Levi
Ge 46:11; Ex 6:16,17; Nu 3:17-26; 4:22-28,38; 7:7;
10:17;
26:57; Jos 21:6; 1Ch 6:1,16,17,20,43,62,71; 15:7; 23:6...
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