4:24 Simeon. The tribe of Simeon was closely associated with the tribe of Judah (Josh. 19:1–9; Judg. 1:3). This material is of several types: genealogies (4:24–27, 34–38), geography (4:28–33), and historical notes on territorial expansion (4:39–43). For other genealogical records of the tribe of Simeon, see Gen. 46:10; Ex. 6:15; Num. 26:12–14.