GERSHOM

(Gerʹshom) [a temporary resident there].

1. The first-listed son of Levi the son of Jacob. He was the father of Libni and Shimei. (1 Chron. 6:16, 17, 20, 43, 62, 71) He is also called Gershon.— Gen. 46:11; Ex. 6:16, 17; Num. 3:17, 18; 1 Chron. 6:1; 23:6.

2. The firstborn son of Moses by Zipporah; born in Midian. (Ex. 2:21, 22; 1 Chron. 23:14-16) Moses’ father-in-law Jethro came to Moses in the wilderness, bringing with him Moses’ wife Zipporah and their two sons, Gershom and Eliezer. (Ex. 18:2-4) Gershom’s descendant Jonathan served illegally as priest to the Danites, because, although he was a Levite, he was not of Aaron’s family.—Judg. 18:30.

3. Head of the paternal house of Phinehas who accompanied Ezra from Babylon.—Ezra 8:1, 2.