Person Old Testament
Shaul
Also known as Shaulite
Shaul, the son of Simeon, was the grandson of Jacob and is listed among the descendants who went to Egypt with 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 Shaul
Shaul, mentioned in Gen.46.10, Exo.6.15, Num.26.13, and 1Ch.4.24, was a son of Simeon and a grandson of Israel (or 'Jacob'). He is listed among the descendants of Jacob who went down to Egypt during the time of Joseph. Shaul is specifically identified as the son of a Canaanite woman, which sets him apart from his brothers. This detail suggests that Simeon had married a Canaanite woman, and Shaul was born from this union. In the census of the Israelites recorded in Numbers 26, Shaul is mentioned as the ancestor of the Shaulite clan within the tribe of Simeon. The inclusion of Shaul in these genealogical records highlights the importance of tracing lineage and the recognition of all descendants, even those born to foreign mothers, as part of the Israelite community. The text does not provide any further details about Shaul's life or his role within the tribe of Simeon.
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
- Canaanite womanSimeon
- Children
- Shallum
Appears in Scripture
Named in 4 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.