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Simeon שִׁמְעוֹן
Jacob's son. Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah, was the founder of the tribe of Simeon and played a role in the story of Joseph.
Also called Simeonite.
Family
| Father | Israel |
|---|---|
| Mother | Leah |
| Spouses | Canaanite woman, a wife of Simeon |
| Children | Jachin, Jamin, Jemuel, Ohad, Shaul, Zerah |
| Brothers and sisters | Asher, Benjamin, Dan, Dinah, Gad, Issachar, Joseph, Judah, Levi, Naphtali, Reuben, Zebulun |
Where Simeon appears
Numbers (11), Genesis (10), 1 Chronicles (6), Joshua (5), Ezekiel (3), Exodus (2), Judges (2), 2 Chronicles (2), Deuteronomy (1), Revelation (1)
Key verses
- Genesis 29:33 first mention — And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.
- Genesis 34:25 — And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
- Genesis 34:30 — And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
- Genesis 35:23 — The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
- Genesis 42:24 — And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
- Genesis 42:36 — And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin all these things are against me.
- Genesis 43:23 — And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
- Genesis 46:10 — And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
- Genesis 48:5 — And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
- Genesis 49:5 — Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
- 1 Chronicles 2:1 — These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
- 2 Chronicles 15:9 — And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.