Bible Dictionaries
Gershon
Easton's Bible Dictionary
=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 ).
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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Gershon'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/g/gershon.html. 1897.