en_tw/bible/names/simeon.md

# Simeon

## Facts:

In the Bible, there were several men named Simeon. 

* In the Old Testament, the second son of Jacob (Israel) was named Simeon. His mother was Leah. His descendants became one of the twelve tribes of Israel. They were the Simeonites.
* The tribe of Simeon occupied part of the southernmost territory in the promised land of Canaan. Its land was entirely surrounded by the land that belonged to Judah.
* When Joseph and Mary brought the baby Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem to dedicate him to God, an elderly man named Simeon praised God for allowing him to see the Messiah.

(Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

(See also: [Canaan](../names/canaan.md), [Christ](../kt/christ.md), [dedicate](../other/dedicate.md), [Jacob](../names/jacob.md), [Judah](../names/judah.md), [temple](../kt/temple.md))

## Bible References:

* [Genesis 29:33](rc://en/tn/help/gen/29/33)
* [Genesis 34:25](rc://en/tn/help/gen/34/25)
* [Genesis 42:35-36](rc://en/tn/help/gen/42/35)
* [Genesis 43:21-23](rc://en/tn/help/gen/43/21)
* [Luke 02:25](rc://en/tn/help/luk/02/25)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H8095, H8099, G4826

## Forms Found in the English ULB:

Simeon, Simeon's, Simeonites
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Plural, past tense, special forms: moved names to new directory 2017-08-29 15:53:09 +00:00
Restructure: "Names" folder. N-Z Issue 45. 2020-06-24 21:34:46 +00:00			`* In the Old Testament, the second son of Jacob (Israel) was named Simeon. His mother was Leah. His descendants became one of the twelve tribes of Israel. They were the Simeonites.`
Plural, past tense, special forms: moved names to new directory 2017-08-29 15:53:09 +00:00			`* The tribe of Simeon occupied part of the southernmost territory in the promised land of Canaan. Its land was entirely surrounded by the land that belonged to Judah.`
			`* When Joseph and Mary brought the baby Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem to dedicate him to God, an elderly man named Simeon praised God for allowing him to see the Messiah.`

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			`* [Genesis 34:25](rc://en/tn/help/gen/34/25)`
Plural, past tense, special forms: moved names to new directory 2017-08-29 15:53:09 +00:00			`* [Genesis 42:35-36](rc://en/tn/help/gen/42/35)`
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Update tW links to tN with specific verse numbers, not chunk numbers 2018-05-03 17:27:47 +00:00			`* [Luke 02:25](rc://en/tn/help/luk/02/25)`
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			`* Strong's: H8095, H8099, G4826`
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Scripted restructuring of G - Z. 2020-06-15 15:39:50 +00:00			`## Forms Found in the English ULB:`

			`Simeon, Simeon's, Simeonites`