Simeon
Born 1756 BC traditional (Jones)
The second son of Jacob by Leah (Gen. 29:33). He was associated with Levi in the terrible act of vengeance against Hamor and the Shechemites (34:25, 26).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 24th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Born in the era of the Patriarchs, 1996–1707 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Levi, Jacob, Judah, Reuben, Benjamin, Ephraim, Issachar, and Jachin.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Stories
4 events in which Simeon takes part, in order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 1756 BCBirth of SimeonGen 29:33
- 1727 BCJoseph sold to EgyptGen 37:3-36
- 1707 BC7 years of famineGen 41:54–43:34
- 1705 BCJoseph's brothers return to EgyptGen 43:1–45:28
Places
Places named in the same verses as Simeon, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
- location not graded: Canaan1
- location not graded: Egypt1
- possible location: Hormah1
- location not graded: Mount Seir1
- likely location: Zephath1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1781–1663 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 5 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
Begat counts Simeon in 17 tagged verses across 5 books.
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Later verses tagged with Simeon are about the tribe of Simeon, not the man: 23 verses, counted separately.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Simeon 42 |
| KJV | Simeon 50 |
| ASV | Simeon 46 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 17 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis10 verses
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.”
- 35:23
The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
- 42:24
And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.
- 42:36
Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”
- 43:23
“It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
- 46:10
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
- 48:5
And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.
- 49:5
Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
Exodus1 verse
- 1:2
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
Judges2 verses
- 1:3
Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.
- 1:17
Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.
1 Chronicles3 verses
2 Chronicles1 verse
- 15:9
And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
The second son of Jacob by Leah (Gen. 29:33). He was associated with Levi in the terrible act of vengeance against Hamor and the Shechemites (34:25, 26). He was detained by Joseph in Egypt as a hostage (42:24). His father, when dying, pronounced a malediction against him (49:5-7). The words in the Authorized Version (49:6), “they digged down a wall,” ought to be, as correctly rendered in the Revised Version, “they houghed an ox.”