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Out of the part of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon; for the portion of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.
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A Prophecy Fulfilled
Commentators explain that Simeon receiving land within Judah's territory was a direct fulfillment of Jacob's prophecy in Genesis 49:7. Due to their ancestor's violent sin, Jacob had declared that Simeon would be 'divided' and 'scattered' in Israel. This allotment, which isolated them within another tribe's inheritance, brought that ancient word to pass.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The inheritance of Simeon was taken out of the portion of Judah, which proved to be larger than the population of that tribe required. The Simeonit…
19th Century
Anglican
Their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah. —The southern part of the inheritance of Judah was given up…
16th Century
Protestant
Next followed the lot of the tribe of Simeon, not as a mark of honor, but rather as a mark of disgrace. Jacob had declared with regard to Simeon an…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Out of the portion of the children of Judah [was] the inheritance of the children of Simeon
The men of Judah did not oppose taking away the cities within their border, when convinced that they had more than was right. If a true believer ha…
