Who
The eldest of Levi’s three sons (Exodus 6:16), who went down with Jacob into Egypt. His descendants, the Gershonites, served the tabernacle in the wilderness: they carried its curtains, coverings and hangings (Numbers 3:25–26; 4:24–28). In the land they received cities in Galilee and Bashan, and in David’s time their singers, led by Asaph, sang before the Ark (1 Chronicles 6:39; 15:17).
Key verses
- Exodus 6:16
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 one hundred thirty-seven years.
- Numbers 3:25
The duty of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting shall be the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,
Where the Bible names him
Family
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