Yehoshua Chapter 19: Scattered Shimon

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Jun 14, 2026 · 3m

All the tribes receive select portions of land except for Shimon. “The portion of the Simeonites was part of the territory of the Judites; since the share of the Judites was larger than they needed, the Simeonites received a portion inside their portion” (וַיְהִי חֵבֶל בְּנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן מִתּוֹךְ נַחֲלַת בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה כִּי־הָיָה חֵלֶק בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה רַב מֵהֶם וַיִּנְחֲלוּ בְנֵי־שִׁמְעוֹן בְּתוֹךְ נַחֲלָתָם) (verse 9). The official line is that Shimon did not receive its own portion because Yehudah’s portion was too small, so it spilled over enveloping Shimon’s portion. It is a nice attempt…