Person Old Testament
Jamin
Also known as Jaminite
Jamin was a son of Simeon and a grandson of Jacob. Mentioned in 4 verses across 4 books, first at Genesis 46:10.
Why it matters. Son of Simeon, grandson of Jacob
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jamin
Jamin was one of the sons of Simeon, the second son of Israel (or 'Jacob') and Leah, as recorded in Gen.46.10, Exo.6.15, and 1Ch.4.24. He was born in Canaan and went down to Egypt with his father and grandfather as part of the seventy members of Jacob's household (Gen.46.27). In Num.26.12, Jamin is mentioned as one of the clans of Simeon, suggesting that his descendants formed a significant subgroup within the tribe. The Bible does not provide any further details about Jamin's life or his role in the events of the Israelites' history.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Simeon
Appears in Scripture
Named in 4 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.