[Avodah] 10 tribes

[Zev Sero via Avodah]

On 19/12/16 14:00, Eli Turkel via Avodah wrote:
> we traditionally mention the 10 northern tribes versus the 2 southern
> tribes (based on pesukim to Yaravam).
>
> However, there were 3 tribes in the south Yehuda, Shimon (absorbed in
> Yehudah) and Binyamin.

Who says Shim`on was absorbed into Yehuda and remained in the south?  On 
the contrary, it seems clear that Shim`on was one of the rebel tribes 
that went with Yerov`om.   For instance DH2 15:9 tells of defectors from 
Efrayim, Menashe, and Shim`on.   Also Ya`acov said that Shim`on would be 
spread out among the other tribes, so most of it would have been in the 
north.


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