Person Old Testament
Shimron
Also known as Shimronite
Shimron was a son of Issachar and the progenitor of the Shimronite clan within the tribe of Issachar. Mentioned in 3 verses across 3 books, first at Genesis 46:13.
Why it matters. Son of Issachar and progenitor of the Shimronites.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shimron
Shimron is mentioned in Gen.46.13, Num.26.24, and 1Ch.7.1 as one of the sons of Issachar who went down to Egypt with Israel (or 'Jacob'). He is listed among the 70 members of Jacob's family who migrated to Egypt during the time of Joseph. Shimron became the progenitor of the Shimronite clan within the tribe of Issachar. In the census taken in the wilderness of Sinai (Num.26.24), the descendants of Shimron, known as the Shimronites, were counted among the clans of Issachar. This census was conducted to determine the military strength and organization of the Israelites before their entry into the Promised Land.
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
- Issachar
Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 3 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.