Person Old Testament
Tilon
Also known as Tilon =ESV, NIV, KJV, LQ; Tolon =LK
Tilon was a son of Shimon, a descendant of Judah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 4:20.
Why it matters. Son of Shimon from the tribe of Judah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Tilon
Tilon is mentioned briefly in 1Ch.4.20 as one of the sons of Shimon, along with his brothers Amnon, Rinnah, and Ben-hanan. Shimon was a descendant of Judah through Perez and Hezron. No other details are provided about Tilon's life or role in the tribe of Judah. His mention serves to trace the genealogy of Judah and demonstrate the continuity of the tribe from the time of the patriarchs to the period of the divided monarchy.
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
- Shimon
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)