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Key facts
- Pronunciation
- Šim'ōn
- Born
- 1568 BCE or 1567 BCE (21 or 28 Tevet , AM 2194), Harran , Paddan Aram
- Died
- Aged 120 or 127
- Children
- Jemuel / Nemuel (son/fourth and fifth cousin) Jamin (son/fourth and fifth cousin) Ohad (son/fourth and fifth cousin) Jachin (son/fourth and fifth cousin) Zohar (son/fourth and fifth cousin) Shaul (son of the Canaanite woman)
- Parents
- Jacob (father) Leah (mother)
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Encyclopedic overview
Simeon (Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן, Modern: Šīmʾōn, Tiberian: Šīmʾōn) was the second of the six sons of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite tribe of Simeon, according to the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. Biblical scholars regard the tribe as part of the original Israelite confederation. Simeon is absent in some sections of the Bible that list the other tribes, and some scholars think that it was not initially regarded as a distinct tribe. Some Biblical scholars believe that Simeon was not considered a distinct tribe due to the Zimri scandal. The Blessing of Moses before his death had omitted the Tribe of Simeon because Jacob had castigated him, Genesis 49:5-7, and because of the affair of Baal-peor.
Simeon's name
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