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    Gershom

    Pronounced GUR-shom

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    ✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Gershom appears in the King James Bible, including Exodus 2:22.
    Meaning
    "Stranger there; Exile"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    Gershom was Moses' firstborn son, named because Moses said 'I have been a stranger in a strange land.' The name captures the believer's reality: we are pilgrims and strangers, not fully at home until we reach our eternal destination.

    Spiritual meaning

    Gershom embraces the stranger identity — living faithfully in foreign land while longing for the homeland God has promised.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land."

      Exodus 2:22 (KJV) →

    • "And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom."

      Exodus 18:3 (KJV) →
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