Simeon Facts for 3-8 Year Olds

Categories: Jacob, Joseph

• Simeon is the second son of Jacob and Leah.
• The name Simeon means, “God has heard.”
• There is also a Tribe of Simeon.
• Simeon has two big stories in Genesis.
• In Genesis 34, he and his brother, Levi, conquer a city to rescue Dinah, his sister.
• Later in Genesis, the brothers go to Egypt to buy grain and stand in front of Joseph, their brother.
• Joseph gives them grain but asks to see Benjamin, his brother.
• He puts Simeon in prison to wait for the brothers to come back.
• Eventually the brothers bring Benjamin, and Simeon gets out of jail.
• Simeon and his sons go to Egypt with Jacob.
• Simeon has six sons.
• The tribe of Simeon only lasts a few generations.
• Simeon dies at the age of 120.