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Benjamin and Simeon (Leah’s son)
How Benjamin and Simeon (Leah’s son) are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Benjamin and Simeon (Leah’s son) were siblings.
Simeon was held in Egypt until his brothers came back with Benjamin. Their father said, "Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away".
The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah
Genesis 35:23, King James Version
The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin
Genesis 35:24, King James Version
Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away
Genesis 42:36, King James Version
Where they cross: Genesis 42:36
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Genesis 35:23
23The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
Genesis 35:24
24The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:
Genesis 42:36
36And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
King James Version