Shimron

A man, in the time of Egypt and Wilderness · Tribe of Issachar · named in 2 verses

the name means guardianship Strong's Lexicon

Shimron was a son of Issachar and the progenitor of the Shimronite clan within the tribe of Issachar.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Watch-post, an ancient city of the Canaanites; with its villages, allotted to Zebulun (Josh. 19:15); now probably Semunieh, on the northern edge of the plain of Esdraelon, 5 miles west of Nazareth.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Issachar

Siblings Jashub, Puah, Tola

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at Genesis 46:13.

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Verses that name Shimron

Genesis 46:13 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
1 Chronicles 7:1 The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.