Gershom (son of Moses)
Gershom ( Hebrew גֵּרְשֹׁם, also: Gershom or Gersom ) was the oldest son of Moses in the Old Testament .
etymology
The first syllable of the Hebrew name גֵּרְשֹׁם Gershom (in 1 Chr 23,16 EU גֵרְשֹׁום) גֵּר ger has the meaning “foreigner” and more precisely describes the person who temporarily stays in a country as a guardian. Following this, the name is interpreted in Ex 2.22 EU (as the words of Zippora ): "I am a guest in a foreign country." The same interpretation appears in 18.3 EU (as the words of Moses).
In the Septuagint the name is Γηρσαμ Gērsam , in the Vulgate Gersam.
Biblical report
Gershom is the eldest son of Moses and his wife Zippora . Moses had fled Egypt and found refuge with Reguël , the priest of Midian. There he had given him Zipporah to wife, after Moses had defended her and her sisters at the well against the shepherds and helped them draw water. Gershom has a younger brother named Eliëser. After the calling of Moses, the latter moves back to Egypt with his whole family.
1 Chr 23.16 EU names Schubaël as the firstborn son of Gerschom. In addition, Ri 18.30 EU reportson Jonathan, a son of Gerschom, who served as a priest for the Danites .