Person Old Testament
Shemuel
Shemuel, the son of Ammihud, appointed as the leader of the tribe of Simeon for land allotment. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Numbers 34:20.
Why it matters. Simeonite leader for land allotment
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shemuel
Shemuel, the son of Ammihud, was a leader of the tribe of Simeon during the time of the allotment of the Promised Land. In Num.34.20, he is designated as the representative of his tribe who would assist Eleazar the priest and Joshua in dividing the land of Canaan among the nine and a half tribes settling west of the Jordan River. This appointment highlights Shemuel's leadership role within the tribe of Simeon and his responsibility in ensuring a fair distribution of the land inheritance among his people.
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
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- Ammihud
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Numbers (1 verse)