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SHAUL.—1. A king of Edom, Gen_36:37 f. = 1Ch_1:43 f. 2. A son of Simeon (Gen_46:10, Exo_6:15, Num_26:13, 1Ch_4:24). The clan of which he is the eponym was of mixed Isr. and Can. descent, hence Shaul is called in Gen_46:10 and Exo_6:15 ‘the son of the Canaanitess.’ In Num_26:13 the patronymic Shaulites occurs. 3. An ancestor of Samuel (1Ch_6:24 (9), called in 1Ch_6:36 (21) Joel).