And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their famili es: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: Gershon, Gershom The eldest of the three sons of Levi. During the Exodus, hisdescendants , who were Levites, carried the Tabernacle and were in charge of its cov erings and hangings (Genesis 46:11; Exodus 6:16,17; Numbers 3:21-6; Numb ers 4:22-6; Numbers