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Simeon
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Simeon in the Bible Dictionary
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1. Son of Jacob
Gen 29:33; 35:23; Ex 1:1, 2; 1 Chr 2:1
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With Levi avenges upon the Shechemites the seduction of Dinah
Gen 34; 49:5–7
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Jacob’s denunciation of
Gen 34:30; 49:5–7
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Goes down into Egypt to buy corn (graini); is imprisoned by Joseph, and is detained
Gen 42:24, 36; 43:23
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His sons
Gen 46:10; Ex 6:15; 1 Chr 4:24–37
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Descendants of
Num 26:12–14
- See TRIBE OF, below
- 2. Tribe of
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Military enrollment of, at Sinai
Num 1:22, 23; 2:13
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On the plains of Moab
Num 26:14
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Place of, in camping and marching
Num 2:12; 10:18, 19
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Inheritance allotted to
Josh 19:1–9; Judg 1:3–17; 1 Chr 4:24–43
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Stood on Mount Gerizim to bless at the time of the recounting of the law of Moses
Deut 27:12
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Joined with the people of Judah and Benjamin in the renewal of the Passover
2 Chr 15:9, 1–15
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Idolatry of
2 Chr 34:6, 1–7
- See Israel
- 3. A devout man in Jerusalem
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Blesses Jesus (when an infant) in the temple
Luke 2:25–35
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4. An ancestor of Jesus
Luke 3:30
- 5. A disciple
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Also called NIGER
Acts 13:1
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6. Name given to Peter
Acts 15:14
- See Peter
From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.