Bible Person
Meaning: his banishment; the change of pilgrimage · Male · 25 cross references
Gershon means "banishment" or "sojourning" and is the eldest son of Levi. His name becomes important less through narrative scenes of his own and more through the Gershonite branch of the Levites, who are entrusted with major responsibilities for the tabernacle's coverings and hangings. First appears in Gen 46:11.1
AI summary: Gershon matters because the cross references show how the ordered worship of Israel depends on named families with defined sacred work. Scripture places him among Levi's sons and then carries his line forward into wilderness organization, transport duties, census records, and Levitical cities. The Gershonites do not occupy the priestly center in the way Aaron's line does, but they are essential to the practical care of the sanctuary as Israel moves and worships. Taken together, the material presents Gershon as a foundational Levitical ancestor whose significance lies in the continuity and structure of Israel's worship life.1
Central Figure
Gershon
Meaning: his banishment; the change of pilgrimage
=Ger’shom expulsion, the eldest of Levi’s three sons (Gen.
=Ger’shom expulsion, the eldest of Levi’s three sons (Gen. 46:11; Ex. 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 (Num. 3: 21-26). Thirteen Levitical cities fell to the lot of the Gershonites (Josh. 21:27-33). 3
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.