Gershon—= Ger'shom expulsion, the eldest of Levi's three sons (Gen. 46:11; Ex. 6:16).
In the wilderness the sons of Gershon had charge of the fabrics of the tabernacle when it was moved from place to place, the curtains, veils, tent-hangings (Num. 3:21-26). Thirteen Levitical cities fell to the lot of the Gershonites (Josh. 21:27-33).