Jacob's Deathbed Prophecy - Simeon and Levi

 Read Genesis 49:5-7. Next, using strong words of disapproval, Jacob addresses Simeon and Levi. Years earlier, Jacob's daughter, Dinah had been raped by a Canaanite man named Shechem. Understandably, all of Jacob's sons were very upset about what had happened to their sister, but Simeon and Levi became violent. They deceitfully promise to make peace with the men of Shechem if they all agree to get circumcision, Simeon and Levi "each took his sword and went into the unsuspecting city and killed every male." - GENESIS 34:25-29.

Jacob was deeply troubled by the violent actions of his two sons. He foretold that they would be dispersed and scattered throughout Israel. Those prophetic words came true over 200 years later when the nation of Israel entered the Promised Land. The tribe of Simeon received as much of an inheritance isolated portions of land inside Judah's tribal territory. (Joshua 19:1) Levi's inheritance consisted of 48 cities scattered throughout Israel. - JOSHUA 21:41. 

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