Overview
Shaul appears in the genealogical records of Scripture as a son of Simeon (Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15). He is listed among Jacob's descendants who entered Egypt during the famine, and his family line is tracked through the wilderness wanderings and into the Promised Land. The Shaulites became a distinct clan within the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 26:13; 1 Chronicles 4:24).
Key Scriptures
"The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman" (Genesis 46:10, ESV).
"The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the Canaanite" (Exodus 6:15, NASB).
"The sons of Simeon according to their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites" (Numbers 26:12–13, ESV).
Application
Shaul's genealogical record reminds us that God preserves and accounts for His people through history, and that faithful lineages matter in His redemptive plan.