What Does the Bible Say About Gershon?

“And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Gershon: or, Gershom”

“And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.”

“The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.”

“And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.”

“And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.”

“And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.”

“And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.”

“Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.”

“Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred.”

“The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.”

“And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.”

“And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,”

“And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof.”

“Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;”

“From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. to perform: Heb. to war the warfare”

“This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: burdens: or, carriage”

“And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,”

“And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.”

“At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens. appointment: Heb. mouth”

“This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.”

“And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,”

“Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:”

“And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.”

“And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.”

“And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.”

“The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. Gershom: or, Gershon”

“And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.”