A son of the patriarch Simeon who lived during the time of Egyptian slavery and the wilderness wandering of the Israelites. He was the founder of the clan of the Jaminites.
About Jamin
Simeon’s son (Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15; 1 Chronicles 4:24) and founder of the Jaminite family (Numbers 26:12).
Family Relationships
- Parents
- Simeon, A Wife of Simeon
- Siblings 4
- Jemuel, Ohad, Jachin, Zerah
- Half-sibling
- Shaul
- Niece/Nephew
- Shallum (1 Chronicles 4:25)
- Aunt
- Dinah
- Uncles 11
- Reuben, Levi, Judah, Dan (Patriarch), Naphtali, Gad (Patriarch), Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin
- Cousins 51
- Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, Carmi, Gershon, Kohath, Merari, Jochebed, Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, Zerah, Hushim (Genesis 46:23), Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, Shillem, Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arod, Areli, Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi (Genesis 46:17), Beriah, Serah, Tola, Puah, Jashub, Shimron, Sered, Elon (Genesis 46:14), Jahleel, Manasseh (Son of Joseph), Ephraim, Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, Ard, Ahiram, Jediael
Key References
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,
All Scripture References (4)
Genesis (1)
The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.
Exodus (1)
The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.
Numbers (1)
These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,
1 Chronicles (1)
The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.