Numbers 3:24-30

24Now the leader of the clan of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.

25And the responsibilities of the Gershonites in the tent of meeting included the tabernacle, the tent with its covering, the curtain at the entrance of the tent of meeting,

26the hangings of the courtyard, the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard that surrounded the tabernacle and the altar, and their ropes, plus all the service connected with these things.

27From Kohath came the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites; these were the families of the Kohathites.

28Counting every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600. They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.

29The families of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle.

30Now the leader of the clan of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.