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Added the blessing of Moses.
This is a reference to the Shechem incident and might be one reason why the tribes of Simeon and Levi remained separated both during the wilderness journey and in the Promised Land. Simeon received a tribal territory and an assigned place to camp (the south side of the Tabernacle) and in the marching order (in the middle of the second rank). The Levites camped close to the Tabernacle on three sides and had the special duty to carry the Tabernacle furnishings, coverings, hangings, and structural elements. ({{Bible ref|book=Numbers|chap=2-4}}) In the Promised Land, the Levites received no territory but were granted grazing rights in the environs of forty-eight cities.
This is a reference to the Shechem incident and might be one reason why the tribes of Simeon and Levi remained separated both during the wilderness journey and in the Promised Land. Simeon received a tribal territory and an assigned place to camp (the south side of the Tabernacle) and in the marching order (in the middle of the second rank). The Levites camped close to the Tabernacle on three sides and had the special duty to carry the Tabernacle furnishings, coverings, hangings, and structural elements. ({{Bible ref|book=Numbers|chap=2-4}}) In the Promised Land, the Levites received no territory but were granted grazing rights in the environs of forty-eight cities.
==Entry into Canaan==
When Moses was on mount Nebo, about to die, he blessed then of the tribes of Israel. This includes Reuben and Levi, both of whom were cursed by Jacob. This, however, excludes Simeon and Issachar. (It is notable that Issachar was already blessed by Jacob 238 years prior, meaning that Simeon was cursed by Jacob and wasn't blessed by Moses.
== Simeon in fiction ==
== Simeon in fiction ==