Gershon (Easton)

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=Ger'shom expulsion, the eldest of Levi's three sons ( Genesis 46:11 ; Exodus 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 ( Numbers 3 :: 2126-26 ). Thirteen Levitical cities fell to the lot of the Gershonites ( Joshua 21:27-33 ).