Bible Person

Gershom

Meaning: a stranger here · Male · 1 cross reference

This Gershom entry refers to a descendant of Phinehas who returns with Ezra, not to the son of Moses in Judges 18. He belongs to the priestly and returnee leadership of the post-exilic community. First appears in Ezra 8:2.1

AI summary: This Gershom matters because his single cross reference places a priestly family representative among those returning to Jerusalem. The entry helps show that restoration involved not only numbers but named leaders from important sacred lineages. Taken together, the material presents this Gershom as a priestly returnee in the restored community.1

Central Figure

Gershom

Meaning: a stranger here

A descendant of Phinehas who returned with Ezra from Babylon (Ezra 8:2).