KJV ORIGINAL
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, whose mother was a Canaanite woman. These became the family groups of Simeon.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse lists the six sons of Simeon who became the heads of family clans within the tribe of Simeon.
📚 Historical Context
This appears in a genealogical record documenting the descendants of Jacob's twelve sons who went down to Egypt. Simeon was Jacob's second son, and his descendants would later become one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The mention of Shaul's Canaanite mother is significant because it shows intermarriage between the Israelites and the people of Canaan during this early period.
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