Gershom (Easton)

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Expulsion. The eldest son of Levi (1 Chronicles 6:16,17,20,43,62,71; 15:7 )=GERSHON (q.v.). The elder of the two sons of Moses born to him in Midian (Exodus 2:22; 18:3 ). On his way to Egypt with his family, in obedience to the command of the Lord, Moses was attacked by a sudden and dangerous"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter G Bible Dictionaries Gershom Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Gerizim Next Entry Gershon Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Geshem Gesham Gershon (only first 3 shown) Thompson Chain Reference Gershon Dictionaries American Tract Society Geshem or Gashmu Gershon Gershom Easton's Bible Dictionary Geshem Gershon Gershom Fausset Bible Dictionary Geshem Gesham Gershon (only first 3 shown) Holman Bible Dictionary Geshem Gesham Gershon (only first 3 shown) Hitchcock Bible Names Gershon Gershom Hastings' BibleDictionary Geshem Gerson Gershon, Gershonites (only first 3 shown) Morrish Bible Dictionary Geshem Gesham Gershon, Gershonites (only first 3 shown) 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Jean de Gerson Gerson, Jean Charlier de Smith Bible Dictionary ershon ershom Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Gershom Carmichael Gerson Gresham's Law (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Gershom Gershon; Gershonites Gerson (only first 3 shown) Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Gershom Geshem Geshon McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Bucer, Gerson Carmichael, Gershom (1) Carmichael, Gershom (2) (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Al`dershot Gerson, John Charlier de Gresham College (only first 3 shown) The Catholic Encyclopedia Gerhoh of Reichersberg Jean de Charlier de Gerson The Jewish Encyclopedia Aaron ben Gershon Abu al-Rabi of Catania Ashkenazi, Gershon Baruch ben Gershon of Arezzo (only first 3 shown) Lexicons גֵּרְשֹׁם גֵּרְשׁוֹן גֶּשֶׁם , גַּשְׁמוּ Expulsion. The eldest son of Levi ( 1 Chronicles 6:16,17,20,43,62,71 ; 15:7 )=GERSHON (q.v.). The elder of the two sons of Moses born to him in Midian ( Exodus 2:22 ; 18:3 ). On his way to Egypt with his family, in obedience to the command of the Lord, Moses was attacked by a sudden and dangerous illness (4:24-26), which Zipporah his wife believed to have been sent because he had neglected to circumcise his son. She accordingly took a "sharp stone" and circumcised her son Gershom, saying, "Surely a bloody husband art thou to me", i.e., by the blood of her child she had, as it were, purchased her husband, had won him back again. A descendant of Phinehas who returned with Ezra from Babylon ( Ezra 8:2 ). The son of Manasseh ( Judges 18:30 ), in RSV "of Moses."

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)