Gershom

Moses’s son by Zipporah, born in Midian when Moses was forced to flee from Egypt (Exodus 2:22; 18:3; 1 Chronicles 23:15–16).

Jonathan’s father. He and his sons served as priests for the tribe of Dan. The people of Dan made a carved statue to worship as a god, breaking God's command against idols. They chose Jonathan, Gershom's son, to be their priest and lead their worship (Judges 18:30).

An alternate spelling of Gershon, Levi’s oldest son (1 Chronicles 6:1, 16–17, 20, 43; 23:6–7).

See Gershon, Gershonites.

An ancestor of Shebuel, the chief officer over the temple treasury during David’s reign (1 Chronicles 26:24).

Phinehas’s son who returned with Ezra after the exile in Babylon (Ezra 8:2).