These are the families of the Simeonites: twenty-two thousand and two hundred — Simeon's census drops dramatically from 59,300 (Numbers 1:23) to 22,200, a loss of over 37,000. This severe decrease reflects both the general wilderness attrition and the specific toll of the Peor judgment on Simeon's reputation. The tribe that produced Zimri, the chief offender, is decimated.

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