Category:Tribe of Simeon (subject)
According to Jewish (Christian, and Islamic) traditions, the Tribe of Simeon ( = House of Simeon = Sons of Simeon = Simeonites) was one of the Twelve Tribes--the descendants of Jacob's son Simeon.
Overview
According to the Biblical narrative, the Sons of Simeon settled in Egypt with the other descendants of Jacob, and then followed Moses and Joshua in their way back to the Land of Israel.
The status of the Sons of Simeon as one of the Twelve Tribe is somehow uncertain. According to Genesis 49 Jacob cursed both Levi and Simeon to be "scattered." Consistently, like the Sons of Levi the Sons of Simeon should not be considered one of the Twelve Tribes. The Tribe of Simeon in fact did not received a portion of the Land of Israel but was scattered in villages within the territory of the Tribe of Judah (see map), as part of the loose confederation of Israelite tribes at the time of the Judges. However, the later Jewish tradition would count the Sons of Simeon as one of the Twelve Tribes.
Loyal to the monarchy of Saul and David, the Tribe of Simeon joined the Southern Kingdom, until the events following the Babylonian Exile made them become one of the ten Lost Tribes.
The Tribe of Simeon in ancient sources
Genesis
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