Gershom

Descendant of Phinehas; returned to Jerusalem with Ezra.

A written article for Gershom is still to come. Below and alongside: where Gershom appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 600 BC
    400 BC
  • Gershom
    c. 450 BC

Original word

  • גֵּרְשֹׁם gershom
    H1647
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Where Gershom appears in Scripture

Exodus 2

וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַיִּקְרָא אֶת-שְׁמוֹ גֵּֽרְשֹׁם כִּי אָמַר גֵּר הָיִיתִי בְּאֶרֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃
22
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

Exodus 18

וְאֵת שְׁנֵי בָנֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר שֵׁם הָֽאֶחָד גֵּֽרְשֹׁם כִּי אָמַר גֵּר הָיִיתִי בְּאֶרֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃
3
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:

Judges 18

וַיָּקִימוּ לָהֶם בְּנֵי-דָן אֶת-הַפָּסֶל וִיהֽוֹנָתָן בֶּן-גֵּֽרְשֹׁם בֶּן-מְנַשֶּׁה הוּא וּבָנָיו הָיוּ כֹֽהֲנִים לְשֵׁבֶט הַדָּנִי עַד-יוֹם גְּלוֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃
30
And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

1 Chronicles 6

בְּנֵי לֵוִי גֵּֽרְשֹׁם קְהָת וּמְרָרִֽי׃
16
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּֽנֵי-גֵרְשׁוֹם לִבְנִי וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃
17
And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
לְֽגֵרְשׁוֹם לִבְנִי בְנוֹ יַחַת בְּנוֹ זִמָּה בְנֽוֹ׃
20
Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
בֶּן-יַחַת בֶּן-גֵּֽרְשֹׁם בֶּן-לֵוִֽי׃
43
The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
וְלִבְנֵי גֵֽרְשׁוֹם לְמִשְׁפְּחוֹתָם מִמַּטֵּה יִשָׂשכָר וּמִמַּטֵּה אָשֵׁר וּמִמַּטֵּה נַפְתָּלִי וּמִמַּטֵּה מְנַשֶּׁה בַּבָּשָׁן עָרִים שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃
62
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.
לִבְנֵי גֵּֽרְשׁוֹם מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת חֲצִי מַטֵּה מְנַשֶּׁה אֶת-גּוֹלָן בַּבָּשָׁן וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ וְאֶת-עַשְׁתָּרוֹת וְאֶת-מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃
71
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:

1 Chronicles 23

וַיֶּֽחָלְקֵם דָּוִיד מַחְלְקוֹת לִבְנֵי לֵוִי לְגֵֽרְשׁוֹן קְהָת וּמְרָרִֽי׃
6
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
בְּנֵי מֹשֶׁה גֵּרְשׁוֹם וֶֽאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃
15
The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
בְּנֵי גֵֽרְשׁוֹם שְׁבוּאֵל הָרֹֽאשׁ׃
16
Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.

1 Chronicles 26

וּשְׁבֻאֵל בֶּן-גֵּֽרְשׁוֹם בֶּן-מֹשֶׁה נָגִיד עַל-הָאֹֽצָרֽוֹת׃
24
And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.

Ezra 8

מִבְּנֵי פִֽינְחָס גֵּֽרְשֹׁם מִבְּנֵי אִֽיתָמָר דָּֽנִיֵּאל מִבְּנֵי דָוִיד חַטּֽוּשׁ׃
2
Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.