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- [1] : WordNet (r) 2.0
simeon
n : old testament the 2nd son of jacob and one of the 12
patriarchs of israel
- [2] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
simeon
hearing. 1. the second son of jacob by leah gen. 29:33. he
was associated with levi in the terrible act of vengeance
against hamor and the shechemites 34:25, 26. he was detained
by joseph in egypt as a hostage 42:24. his father, when dying,
pronounced a malediction against him 49:5-7. the words in the
authorized version 49:6, "they digged down a wall," ought to
be, as correctly rendered in the revised version, "they houghed
an ox."
2. an aged saint who visited the temple when jesus was being
presented before the lord, and uttered lofty words of
thankgiving and of prophecy luke 2:29-35.
3. one of the ancestors of joseph luke 3:30.
4. surnamed niger, i.e., "black," perhaps from his dark
complexion, a teacher of some distinction in the church of
antioch acts 13:1-3. it has been supposed that this was the
simon of cyrene who bore christ's cross. note the number of
nationalities represented in the church at antioch.
5. james acts 15:14 thus designates the apostle peter
q.v..
- [3] : Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)
simeon, that hears or obeys; that is heard
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