Genesis 49:5-7
“Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.”
King James Version
Simeon and Levi cursed to be scattered in Israel for the Shechem massacre, Simeon absorbed into Judah, Levi dispersed as priests.
Fulfillment References
Joshua 19:1 Deuteronomy 33:8-11 Numbers 18:23
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