Gershom

The elder of the two sons of Moses born to him in Midian (Ex. 2:22; 18:3). On his way to Egypt with his family, in obedience to the command of the Lord, Moses was attacked by a sudden and dangerous illness (4:24-26), which Zipporah his wife believed to have been sent because he had neglected to circumcise his son. She accordingly took a “sharp stone” and circumcised her son Gershom, saying, “Surely a bloody husband art thou to me”, i.e., by the blood of her child she had, as it were, purchased her husband, had won him back again.

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Recorded scripture occurrences (5)

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Show passage in OET: EXO 2:22

OET-RV EXO 2:22

22 When she gave birth to a son, he named him ‘Gereshom’ (which means ‘foreigner’) because he said, “I’ve become a foreigner living in a foreign land.”

OET-LV EXO 2:22

22 And_she/it _gave _birth a _son and_he/it _called DOM his/its_name Gērəshom if/because he _said a _sojourner I _have _become in_land foreign.

Show passage in OET: EXO 18:3

OET-RV EXO 18:3

3 along with their two sons. One was named ‘Gereshom’ (which sounds like the Hebrew word for ‘foreigner’) because Mosheh had said, “I’ve been a foreigner living in another country.”

OET-LV EXO 18:3

3 And_DOM the _two _of sons _of_her who the _name _of the_one was_Gērəshom if/because he _had _said a _sojourner I _have _become in_land foreign.

Show passage in OET: CH1 23:15

OET-RV CH1 23:15

15 Mosheh’s sons were Gereshom and Eliezer.

OET-LV CH1 23:15

15 The _sons _of Mosheh were_Gērəshom and_ʼElīˊezer.

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