Numbers 1:23

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

Cross-references

Numbers 2:13 repeats the same census number for Simeon when arranging the camp.

Numbers 25:14 Historical context

Numbers 25:14 identifies Zimri, a Simeonite leader, linking the census to a specific person from that tribe.

Numbers 26:14 gives the second census of Simeon (22,200), showing a drastic decline from the 59,300 in Numbers 1:23.

Genesis 46:10 Historical context

Genesis 46:10 lists Simeon's six sons, the patriarchal clans that formed the tribe counted in Numbers 1:23.