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As part of the kingdom of Judah, whatever remained of Simeon was ultimately subjected to the Babylonian captivity ; when the captivity ended, all remaining distinctions between Simeon and the other tribes in the kingdom of Judah had been lost in favour of a common identity as Jews.

Nevertheless, an apocryphal midrash claims that the tribe was deported by the Babylonians to the Kingdom of Aksum ( in what is now Ethiopia ), to a place behind the dark mountains.

Conversely, Eldad ha-Dani argued that the tribe of Simeon had become quite powerful, taking tribute from 25 other kingdoms, some of which were Arabians ; though he names their location, surviving versions of his manuscripts differ as to whether it was the land of the Khazars or of the Chaldeans-Chaldeans would be an anachronism, though it could possibly refer to Buyid Dynasty Persia.

A few modern-day groups claim descent from the tribe of Simeon, with varying levels of academic and rabbinical support ; some Christian Identity followers believe themselves to be descendants of the tribe.