Gershom
the name means Expulsion Easton's Bible Dictionary
Gershom was the firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah, and his descendant Jonathan served as a priest for the idolatrous Danites.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Expulsion. (1.) The eldest son of Levi (1 Chr. 6:16, 17, 20, 43, 62, 71; 15:7)=GERSHON (q.v.).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Eliezer
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Exodus 2:22.
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Verses that name Gershom
- Exodus 2:22 And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”
- Exodus 18:3 along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
- Judges 18:30 The Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
- 1 Chronicles 23:15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
- 1 Chronicles 23:16 The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.
- 1 Chronicles 26:24 Shebuel, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.