A son of Moses and Zipporah from the tribe of Levi, who lived during the time of the Egyptian slavery and the wilderness wandering of the Israelites
About Gershom
Moses’s son by Zipporah, born in Midian when Moses was forced to flee from Egypt (Exodus 2:22; 18:3; 1 Chronicles 23:15–16).
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Key References
And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”
along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.
All Scripture References (6)
Exodus (2)
And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”
along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
Judges (1)
The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
1 Chronicles (3)
The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.
Shebuel, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.