Person Old Testament
Shallum
Shallum was the son of Shaul and a descendant of Simeon. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 4:25.
Why it matters. Son of Shaul, descendant of Simeon
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shallum
Shallum, mentioned in 1Ch.4.25, was the son of Shaul and a descendant of Simeon, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. He is listed in the genealogical records of the Simeonites, which trace the lineage of the tribe. Shallum's father, Shaul, is identified as the son of a Canaanitish woman, indicating that there was some intermarriage between the Simeonites and the Canaanites. No further information about Shallum's life or his role within the tribe is provided in the biblical text. The mention of Shallum in the genealogy serves to highlight the importance of family lineage and the preservation of ancestral records among the Israelites.
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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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)