Canaanite woman

This unnamed Canaanite woman was the mother of Shaul, a son of Simeon listed among the descendants of Jacob who entered Egypt (Genesis 46:10; Exodus 6:15). Shaul is identified specifically as 'the son of a Canaanite woman,' distinguishing him from his brothers who had Israelite mothers. Her mention, though brief, illustrates the ethnic complexity of the patriarchal period and the occurrence of intermarriage between the descendants of Jacob and the surrounding Canaanite population before the Mosaic covenant.