שמעון was born in 2194. שמעון's father was יעקב ישראל and his mother is לאה. His paternal grandparents were יצחק and רבקה; his maternal grandfather is לבן. He is the second of seven children. He had five brothers and a sister, named ראובן, לוי, יהודה, יששכר, זבולון and דינה. He had six half-brothers named גד, אשר, דן, נפתלי, יוסף and בנימין.
General Notes
The tribe of Simeon was allotted territory within or alongside the terr itory ofJudah, including the town of Beersheba. It seems that most of th e Simeonites were either assimilated into Judah, or joined with the Nort hern Kingdom of Israel at the time ofo
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