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Gershom

Mentioned in 1405 BC traditional (Jones)

The son of Manasseh (Judg. 18:30), in R.V. “of Moses.”

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father
Manasseh
Child
Jonathan
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1 verse

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Family

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  1. Judges1

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBGershom 11
KJVGershom 14
ASVGershom 14

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Judges1 verse
  1. 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.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

The son of Manasseh (Judg. 18:30), in R.V. “of Moses.”