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Gershon Scripture - Numbers 10:17

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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Gershon Scripture - Numbers 3:25

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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Gershon Scripture - Joshua 21:6

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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Gershon in Wikipedia

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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Gershon in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

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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Gershon in Hitchcock's Bible Names

his banishment; the change of pilgrimage...

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Gershon in Easton's Bible Dictionary

=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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Gershon in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(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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Gershon in Naves Topical Bible

-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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Gershon in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

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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