| Descendant of | Simeon |
|---|---|
| Parent | Israelites |
| Children | Nemuelites, Jaminites, Jakinites, Zerahites, Shaulites |
| Siblings | Tribe of Judah, Tribe of Issachar, Tribe of Zebulun, Reubenites, Gadites, Levites, Ephraimites, Tribe of Manasseh, Tribe of Benjamin, Danites, Tribe of Asher, Naphtalites |
, are descended from Simeon.
At the time of the first census, the Simeonites were led by Shelumiel. There were 59,300 men 20 years or older able to serve in military. At the second census 22,200 men were counted.
When the Israelites allocated the land of the different tribes, Shemuel was the leader of the Simeonites.
References
- Numbers 1:6,22-23 (NIV, Elberfelder)
- Numbers 2:12-13 (NIV, Elberfelder)
- Numbers 7:36 (NIV, Elberfelder)
- Numbers 10:19 (NIV, Elberfelder)
- Numbers 13:5 (NIV, Elberfelder)
- Numbers 26:12-14 (NIV, Elberfelder)
- Deuteronomy 27:12 (NIV, Elberfelder)
