Gershon

Guhr´shuhn

The first son of Levi, followed by Kohath and Merari (Gen 46:11). The name appears as Gershom several times in 1Chr 6 (cf. 1Chr 15:7). (Num 4 and Josh 21) list Gershon’s descendants between Kohath’s and Merari’s, while (1Chr 15:5-7 and 2Chr 29:12) put them third. (Num 7:7-9) allocates two wagons to Gershon’s sons and four to Merari’s (for carrying sections of the tabernacle), but none to the sons of Kohath (for the smaller tabernacle furnishings). Gershon’s two sons are Libni (Exod 6:17; Num 3:18) or Ladan (1Chr 23:7; 1Chr 26:21) and Shimei.