Difference between revisions of "Gershonite"
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<p> (Heb. Gershunni', גֵּרְשִׁנִּי Sept. Γεδσωνί, but often simply like Gershon, and so A.V. often "son of Gershon"), a designation, usually in the plur., of the descendants of | <p> (Heb. Gershunni', גֵּרְשִׁנִּי Sept. Γεδσωνί, but often simply like ''Gershon, and'' so [[A.V.]] often "son of Gershon"), a designation, usually in the plur., of the descendants of [[Gershon,]] one of the sons of [[Levi]] ( Numbers 3:21; Numbers 4:24; Numbers 4:27; Joshua 21:33; 1 Chronicles 23:7; 2 Chronicles 29:12). Their office, during the marches in the wilderness, was to carry the vails and curtains belonging to the tabernacle, on the western side of which they encamped ( Numbers 3:23-26; Numbers 26:57). In the singular the term is applied to [[Laadan]] ( 1 Chronicles 26:21) and [[Jehiel]] ( 1 Chronicles 29:8). </p> | ||
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Revision as of 23:37, 12 October 2021
Holman Bible Dictionary [1]
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
(Heb. Gershunni', גֵּרְשִׁנִּי Sept. Γεδσωνί, but often simply like Gershon, and so A.V. often "son of Gershon"), a designation, usually in the plur., of the descendants of Gershon, one of the sons of Levi ( Numbers 3:21; Numbers 4:24; Numbers 4:27; Joshua 21:33; 1 Chronicles 23:7; 2 Chronicles 29:12). Their office, during the marches in the wilderness, was to carry the vails and curtains belonging to the tabernacle, on the western side of which they encamped ( Numbers 3:23-26; Numbers 26:57). In the singular the term is applied to Laadan ( 1 Chronicles 26:21) and Jehiel ( 1 Chronicles 29:8).
