4 others in the registry answer to the name Simeon. Every Simeon in the Bible
- verses
- 43
- first named
- Genesis 29:33
- last named
- Revelation 7:7
- period
- the Patriarchs
- tribe
- Simeon
Description
Who was Simeon?
Simeon was the second son of Israel (or 'Jacob') and Leah, born after Reuben (Gen.29.33). He was one of the twelve sons of Jacob who became the founders of the twelve tribes of Israel. Simeon, along with his brother Levi, took violent revenge against the Shechemites for the rape of their sister Dinah (Gen.34.25-30). This action was condemned by their father, Jacob (Gen.49.5-7).
When Joseph's brothers went to Egypt during the famine, Joseph took Simeon as a hostage until they brought their youngest brother, Benjamin (Gen.42.24,36; 43.23). Simeon was later released and returned to Canaan with his brothers (Gen.46.10).
The tribe of Simeon, descended from Simeon, was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. During the wilderness wanderings, the tribe of Simeon was led by Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai (Num.1.6; 2.12; 7.36; 10.19). The tribe's territory was located within the boundaries of Judah in the Negev (Jos.19.1,9; Jdg.1.3,17).
In later history, some from the tribe of Simeon migrated to Edom during the reign of Hezekiah (1Ch.4.42-43). The tribe is mentioned in the visions of Ezekiel (Ezk.48.24,25,33) and in the list of the sealed from the twelve tribes in Revelation (Rev.7.7).
Relations
Direct connections
Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.
The 10 best-attested of 29 are drawn. All 29 are listed below.
Ancestor of
Associated with
Child of
- IsraelregistryGenesis 34:251 Chronicles 2:1
- Leahregistry, no verse
Father of
- JachinregistryGenesis 46:10Exodus 6:15
- JaminregistryGenesis 46:10Exodus 6:15
- JemuelregistryGenesis 46:10Exodus 6:15
- OhadregistryGenesis 46:10Exodus 6:15
- ShaulregistryGenesis 46:10Exodus 6:15
- ZerahregistryGenesis 46:10Exodus 6:15
Partner of
- a wife of Simeonregistry, no verse
- Canaanite womanregistry, no verse
Sibling of
Stands in the same events as
- Judah10 events
- Levi9 events
- Israel5 events
- Joseph4 events
- Benjamin4 events
- Manasseh3 events
- Canaan2 events
- Hebron2 events
- Naphtali2 events
- Issachar2 events
- Jacob Sons2 events
- Lot2 events
and 38 more, ordered by how many events they share.
Places
Where this happens
The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.
The pattern
Where Simeon is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
43 verses across 10 of 66 books; 56 write the name nowhere. Named in Genesis (10), Exodus (2), Numbers (11), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (5), Judges (2), 1 Chronicles (6), 2 Chronicles (2), Ezekiel (3) and Revelation (1).
Read it
Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 43, across 10 books. The name is written 48 times in them.
Genesis10 verses
Exodus2 verses
Numbers11 verses
Deuteronomy1 verse
Joshua5 verses
Judges2 verses
1 Chronicles6 verses
2 Chronicles2 verses
Ezekiel3 verses
Revelation1 verse
Onward
Where this page goes
Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.
Where they appear
Chapter by chapter
Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.
- Genesis 34Simeon entered the unsuspecting city with Levi and slaughtered every male, then faced Jacob’s objection.
- Genesis 42Simeon was taken from his brothers and bound before their eyes.
- Genesis 43Simeon was brought out of Joseph’s house to join his brothers.
- Genesis 49Simeon is condemned with Levi for violent anger and is to be dispersed in Jacob.
- Deuteronomy 27Simeon stood on Mount Gerizim among the tribes appointed to bless the people.
- Joshua 19Simeon’s clans received an inheritance within Judah’s territory.
- Judges 1Simeon joined Judah in the fighting and helped attack Zephath.
- Revelation 7Simeon is counted among the tribes, with 12,000 sealed.
Sources