Topic
Simeon
43 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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- Genesis 29:33Easton · Smith · Nave 1. Son of Jacob
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.
- Genesis 42:24Smith · Nave 1. Son of Jacob — Goes down into Egypt to buy corn (graini); is imprisoned by Joseph, and is detained
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
- Genesis 42:36Smith · Nave 1. Son of Jacob — Goes down into Egypt to buy corn (graini); is imprisoned by Joseph, and is detained
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
- Genesis 43:23Smith · Nave 1. Son of Jacob — Goes down into Egypt to buy corn (graini); is imprisoned by Joseph, and is detained
And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
- Genesis 46:10Smith · Nave 1. Son of Jacob — His sons
¶ And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
- Numbers 1:23Smith · Nave 2. TRIBE OF — Military enrollment of, at Sinai
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
- 2 Chronicles 15:9Smith · Nave 2. TRIBE OF — Joined with the people of Judah and Benjamin in the renewal of the Passover
And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
- 2 Chronicles 34:6Smith · Nave 2. TRIBE OF — Idolatry of
And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.
- Luke 2:25–35Smith · Nave 3. A devout man in Jerusalem — Blesses Jesus (when an infant) in the temple
And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death,…
- Luke 3:30Easton · Nave 4. An ancestor of Jesus
Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
- Acts 15:14Easton · Nave 6. Name given to Peter
Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
- Genesis 34:1–31Nave 1. Son of Jacob — With Levi avenges upon the Shechemites the seduction of Dinah
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. And his soul clave unto…
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- Genesis 34:25 Smith
- Genesis 34:30 Nave 1. Son of Jacob — Jacob' s denunciation of
- Genesis 35:23 Nave 1. Son of Jacob
- Genesis 42:19 Smith
- Genesis 49:5–7 Nave 1. Son of Jacob — With Levi avenges upon the Shechemites the seduction of Dinah
- Exodus 1:1 Nave 1. Son of Jacob
- Exodus 1:2 Nave 1. Son of Jacob
- Exodus 6:15 Nave 1. Son of Jacob — His sons
- Numbers 1:22 Nave 2. TRIBE OF — Military enrollment of, at Sinai
- Numbers 2:12 Nave 2. TRIBE OF — Place of, in camping and marching
- Numbers 2:13 Nave 2. TRIBE OF — Military enrollment of, at Sinai
- Numbers 10:18 Nave 2. TRIBE OF — Place of, in camping and marching
- Numbers 10:19 Nave 2. TRIBE OF — Place of, in camping and marching
- Numbers 26:12–14 Nave 1. Son of Jacob — Descendants of
- Numbers 26:14 Nave 2. TRIBE OF — On the plains of Moab
- Deuteronomy 27:12 Nave 2. TRIBE OF — Stood on Mount Gerizim to bless at the time of the recounting of the law of Moses
- Joshua 19:1–8 Smith
- Joshua 19:1–9 Nave 2. TRIBE OF — Inheritance allotted to
- Judges 1:3 Smith
- Judges 1:3–17 Nave 2. TRIBE OF — Inheritance allotted to
- Judges 1:17 Smith
- 1 Chronicles 2:1 Nave 1. Son of Jacob
- 1 Chronicles 4:24–37 Nave 1. Son of Jacob — His sons
- 1 Chronicles 4:24–43 Nave 2. TRIBE OF — Inheritance allotted to
- 1 Chronicles 4:28–33 Smith
- 1 Chronicles 4:31 Smith
- 1 Chronicles 4:41–43 Smith
- Luke 2:29–35 Easton
- Acts 13:1–3 Easton
- Acts 13:1 Nave 5. A disciple — Also called NIGER
- Acts 22:3 Smith
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 10 references
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.).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 18 references
- The second of Jacob’s son by Leah. His birth is recorded in (Genesis 29:33) The first group of Jacob’s children consists, besides Simeon, of the three other sons of Leah --Reuben, Levi, Judah. Besides the massacre of Shechem, (Genesis 34:25) the only personal incident related of Simeon is the fact of his being selected by Joseph as the hostage for the appearance of Benjamin. (Genesis 42:19,24,36; 43:23) The chief families of the tribe of Simeon are mentioned int he lists of (Genesis 46:10) At the census of Sinai Simeon numbered 59,300 fighting men. (Numbers 1:23) When the second census was taken, at Shittim, the numbers had fallen to 22,200, and it was the weakest of all the tribes. This was no doubt partly due to the recent mortality following the idolatry of Peor, but there must have been other causes which have escaped mention. To Simeon was allotted a portion of land out of the territory of Judah, on its southern frontier, which contained eighteen or nineteen cities, with their villages, spread round the venerable well of Beersheba. (Joshua 19:1-8; 1 Chronicles 4:28-33) Of these places, with the help of Judah, the Simeonites possessed themselves, (Judges 1:3,17) and there they were found, doubtless by Joab, residing in the reign of David. (1 Chronicles 4:31) What part of the tribe took at the time of the division of the kingdom we are not told. The only thing which can be interpreted into a trace of its having taken any part with the northern kingdom are the two casual notices of (2 Chronicles 15:9) and 2Chr 34:6 Which appear to imply the presence of Simeonites there in the reigns of Asa and Josiah. On the other hand the definite statement of (1 Chronicles 4:41-43) proves that at that time there were still some of them remaining in the original seat of the tribe, and actuated by all the warlike, lawless spirit of their progenitor.
- A devout Jew, inspired by the Holy Ghost, who met the parents of our Lord in the temple, took him in his arms, and gave thanks for what he saw and knew of Jesus. (Luke 2:25-35) There was a Simeon who succeeded his father Hillel as president of the Sanhedrin about A.D. 13, and whose son Gamaliel was the Pharisee at whose feet St. Paul was brought up. (Acts 22:3) It has been conjectured that he may be the Simeon of St. Luke.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 35 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. Son of Jacob Ge 29:33; 35:23; Ex 1:1,2; 1Ch 2:1
- With Levi avenges upon the Shechemites the seduction of Dinah Ge 34; 49:5-7
- Jacob' s denunciation of Ge 34:30; 49:5-7
- Goes down into Egypt to buy corn (graini); is imprisoned by Joseph, and is detained Ge 42:24,36; 43:23
- His sons Ge 46:10; Ex 6:15; 1Ch 4:24-37
- Descendants of Nu 26:12-14
- See TRIBE OF, below
- 2. TRIBE OF
- Military enrollment of, at Sinai Nu 1:22,23; 2:13
- On the plains of Moab Nu 26:14
- Place of, in camping and marching Nu 2:12; 10:18,19
- Inheritance allotted to Jos 19:1-9; Jud 1:3-17; 1Ch 4:24-43
- Stood on Mount Gerizim to bless at the time of the recounting of the law of Moses De 27:12
- Joined with the people of Judah and Benjamin in the renewal of the Passover 2Ch 15:9; with 15:1-15
- Idolatry of 2Ch 34:6; with 34:1-7
- See ISRAEL
- 3. A devout man in Jerusalem
- Blesses Jesus (when an infant) in the temple Lu 2:25-35
- 4. An ancestor of Jesus Lu 3:30
- 5. A disciple
- Also called NIGER Ac 13:1
- 6. Name given to Peter Ac 15:14
- See PETER
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.