7. The Gershonite family units were defined by their lines of descent from Libni and Shimei, the sons of Gershon.
8. Three of the descendants of Libni were Jehiel (the family leader), Zetham, and Joel.
9. These were the leaders of the family of Libni.Three of the descendants of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.
10. Four other descendants of Shimei were Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah.
11. Jahath was the family leader, and Ziza was next. Jeush and Beriah were counted as a single family because neither had many sons.
12. Four of the descendants of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13. The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices in the lord’s presence, to serve the lord, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.
14. As for Moses, the man of God, his sons were included with the tribe of Levi.
15. The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16. The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel, the family leader.
17. Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants.
18. The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith, the family leader.
19. The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah (the family leader), Amariah (the second), Jahaziel (the third), and Jekameam (the fourth).
20. The descendants of Uzziel included Micah (the family leader) and Isshiah (the second).