Genesis 46:10

10 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

Genesis 46:10 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 46:10

And the sons of Simeon
Who was the second son of Jacob: Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar;
the first of these is called Nemuel, ( Numbers 26:12 ) ( 1 Chronicles 4:24 ) ; the third, Ohad, is omitted in the places referred to, he dying without children, as may be supposed, and so was not the head of any family; and the fourth, Jachin, is called Jarib, ( 1 Chronicles 4:24 ) ; and the fifth is called Zerah, in the above place, by a transposition of letters: and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman;
whom Simeon married, very probably after the death of his first wife, by whom he had the above five sons, or she was his concubine: many Jewish writers F21 say, this was Dinah, married to a Canaanite, but this is impossible: according to the Targum of Jonathan, this Shaul was Zimri, who did the work of the Canaanites at Shittim, ( Numbers 25:14 ) , which is not at all likely, the distance of time will not admit of it.


FOOTNOTES:

F21 Jarchi in loc. Bereshit Rabba, sect. 80. fol. 70. 3. Shalshalet Hakabala, fol. 3. 2.

Genesis 46:10 In-Context

8 Now these were the names of the children of Israel, Jacob and his sons, who went to Egypt: Reuben was Jacob's firstborn.
9 The sons of Reuben were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.
10 The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.
11 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
12 The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Spelled Nemuel in 1 Chronicles 4:24
  • [b]. Called Jarib in 1 Chronicles 4:24
  • [c]. Spelled Nemuel in 1 Chronicles 4:24
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