Genesis 46:10

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Genesis 46:8–12 · Berean Standard Bible

8 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.

9 The sons of Reuben: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

10 The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

11 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

12 The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

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Genesis 29:33

Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.

Genesis 34:25

Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.

Genesis 34:30

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

Genesis 49:5

Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.

Genesis 49:6

May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim.

Genesis 49:7

Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.

Exodus 6:15

The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.

Numbers 1:6

from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

Numbers 1:22

From the sons of Simeon, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,

Numbers 1:23

those registered to the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.

Numbers 2:12

The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,

Numbers 2:13

and his division numbers 59,300.

Numbers 26:12

These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,

Numbers 26:13

the Zerahite clan from Zerah, and the Shaulite clan from Shaul.

1 Chronicles 2:1

These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

1 Chronicles 4:24

The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.

1 Chronicles 4:25

The sons of Shaul: Shallum, Mibsam, and Mishma.

1 Chronicles 4:26

The sons of Mishma: Hammuel, Zaccur, and Shimei.

1 Chronicles 4:27

Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so their whole clan did not become as numerous as the sons of Judah.

1 Chronicles 4:28

They lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar-shual,

1 Chronicles 4:29

Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

1 Chronicles 4:30

Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

1 Chronicles 4:31

Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susim, Beth-biri, and Shaaraim. These were their cities until the reign of David.

1 Chronicles 4:32

And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—

1 Chronicles 4:33

and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record:

1 Chronicles 4:34

Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah,

1 Chronicles 4:35

Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah (son of Seraiah, son of Asiel),

1 Chronicles 4:36

Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah,

1 Chronicles 4:37

and Ziza son of Shiphi (son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah).

1 Chronicles 4:38

These men listed by name were the leaders of their clans. Their families increased greatly,

1 Chronicles 4:39

and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks.

1 Chronicles 4:40

There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was spacious, peaceful, and quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly.

1 Chronicles 4:41

These who were noted by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites and Meunites there in their dwellings, devoting them to destruction even to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.

1 Chronicles 4:42

And five hundred of these Simeonites led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, went to Mount Seir

1 Chronicles 4:43

and struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped. And they have lived there to this day.

Genesis 28:1

So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.