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Simeon

 
 
Simeon or Symeon (both: sĭm'ēŏn), in the Bible.

1 Second son of Jacob and Leah and ancestor of the southernmost tribe of Israel. He and his tribe are seldom mentioned individually.

2 Devout man who blessed Jesus when He was presented in the Temple. He uttered Nunc dimittis.

3
Simeon Niger,
early Christian, prominent in Antioch. In chapter 15 of the Acts of the Apostles, Simeon appears for the usual Simon, referring to St. Peter.


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In the Bible, a son of Jacob and Leah and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.


 
 

 

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