GERSHOM — (Heb. גֵּרְשׁוֹם, גֵּרְשֹׁם), elder son of Moses and Zipporah (Ex. 2:22; 18:3). Gershom was born in Midian. The meaning of the name is unknown, but is explained as a stranger there, symbolizing Moses flight from Egypt. According to I Chronicles… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Gershom — m Biblical: name borne by a son of Moses (Exodus 2: 22). The name possibly means ‘exile’ (i.e. a person in exile) in Hebrew, but it is usually interpreted as ‘sojourner’, from Hebrew ger sham meaning ‘a stranger there’ … First names dictionary
GERSHOM — fil. Phinees. 1. Esd. c. 8. v. 2 … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Gershom — This page is about the firstborn son of Moses. For the son of Levi, see Gershon. According to the Bible, Gershom (] .The later Books of Chronicles identify Shebuel as being one of Gershom s son s [] , which could alternatively be taken as stating … Wikipedia
Gershom — This most unusual name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a variant, metathesized form of the more familiar locational surname Gresham, from the place so called near Sheringham in Norfolk. The place is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as… … Surnames reference
Gershom — Expulsion. 1) The eldest son of Levi (1 Chr. 6:16, 17, 20, 43, 62, 71; 15:7)=GERSHON (q.v.). 2) 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… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Gershom Scholem — (* 5. Dezember 1897 in Berlin als Gerhard Scholem; † 21. Februar 1982 in Jerusalem) war ein jüdischer Religionshistoriker, der in Ivrith, Deutsch und Englisch über 500 Werke publizierte. Er hatte ab 1933 einen Lehrstuhl zur Erforschung der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
GERSHOM BEN JUDAH ME'OR HA-GOLAH — (c. 960–1028), one of the first great German talmudic scholars and a spiritual molder of German Jewry. Few biographical details are known of Gershom, most of the stories about him being of a legendary nature. He was apparently born in Metz, but… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Gershom ben Judah — Gershom ben Judah, (c. 960 1040? 1028?) best known as Rabbeinu Gershom (Hebrew: רבנו גרשום, Our teacher Gershom ) and also commonly known to scholars of Judaism by the title Rabbeinu Gershom Me Or Hagolah ( Our teacher Gershom the light of the… … Wikipedia
Gershom Mott — (April 7, 1822 ndash; November 29, 1884) was a United States Army officer and a General in the Union Army, a commander in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.Early lifeGeneral Mott was born in Lamberton, New Jersey, a town outside of… … Wikipedia
