Simeon

Simeon is listed here as Jacob's second son through Leah — one of the twelve brothers whose names will become Israel's tribal map, enumerated in the wake of family scandal and grief.

Simeon is the brother Joseph selects to remain imprisoned in Egypt as collateral, chosen as the one who must stay behind while the others return home to fetch Benjamin.

Simeon walks out of custody here, alive and safe — his release is the first sign that the terrifying Egyptian official may not be their enemy, and it partially validates the steward's reassurance.

Simeon is among the brothers whose sacks are searched and found clear, the suspense mounting with each passing inspection before the cup appears in Benjamin's bag.

Simeon is recorded here with five sons making the Egypt journey, representing one of the twelve tribal lines being transplanted from Canaan into a foreign land.

Simeon is addressed alongside Levi as a co-conspirator in the Shechem massacre — Jacob curses their fierce anger and decrees their descendants will be scattered across Israel.

Simeon's tribe registers 59,300 in the census — one of the larger counts as the tribes are tallied one by one to build toward the grand total.

Simeon's tribe is represented in the scouting party by Shaphat, listed as part of the full twelve-tribe roster assembled for the mission into Canaan.

Simeon is referenced here as the tribe of the offending leader Zimri — a prominent tribal affiliation that underscores how deeply the apostasy had penetrated Israel's leadership, not just its margins.

Simeon's tribe appears here with the census's most dramatic population collapse — from 59,300 to 22,200 — a decline the text invites readers to notice as quietly telling, likely connected to the Baal Peor episode.

Simeon is the fifth tribe in the dedication sequence, with Shelumiel presenting on day five — the same offering as the four before, reinforcing that no tribal history (including Simeon's complicated past) affects one's equal standing before God.

Simeon is the tribe receiving the second lot, whose unusual inheritance places them embedded within Judah's territory rather than in a standalone region — a built-in interdependence from the start.

Simeon's tribal territory is named here as one of the three sources contributing cities to Aaron's priestly descendants — giving up part of their southern allocation for the Levitical infrastructure.

Simeon is introduced here as the subject of the chapter's second genealogical section — Jacob's second son whose tribe was smaller and less prominent but still carefully recorded.

Simeon (called Niger) appears here as one of the diverse leaders of the Antioch church — his surname suggests African origin, marking the multiethnic character of this community before the mission even begins.