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Simeon (Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן, Modern: Šīmʾōn, Tiberian: Šīmʾōn) [1] was the second of the six sons of Jacob and Leah, and the founder of the Israelite tribe, The Tribe of Simeon, according to the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible.
Simeon (/ ˈ s ɪ m i ən /) is a given name, from the Hebrew שמעון (Biblical Šimʿon, Tiberian Šimʿôn), usually transliterated as Shimon. In Greek, it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon .
Simeon in the Temple, by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1631. Simeon (Greek: Συμεών) at the Temple is the "just and devout" man of Jerusalem who, according to Luke 2:25–35, met Mary, Joseph, and Jesus as they entered the Temple to fulfill the requirements of the Law of Moses on the 40th day from Jesus' birth, i.e. the presentation of Jesus at the Temple.
F.P. Dutripon's Latin Bible concordance (Paris 1838) identified 14 people named Simon and 5 named Simeon in the Bible, 10 and 3 of whom featured in the New Testament, respectively. [ note 1 ] [ 4 ] Dutch Franciscan Martialis Vreeswijk (1925) argued that Dutripon should have equated Simon, brother of Jesus and Simon the Zealot , as well as Simon ...
Martyrdom of St. Simeon (Menologion of Basil II, 10th century) Simon (Ancient Greek: Σίμων) is described in the New Testament as one of the "brothers" of Jesus (Greek: ἀδελφοί, romanized: ádelphoi, lit. 'brothers'). [1]
Simeon was one of the less significant tribes in the Kingdom of Judah. Attempts to reconstruct the territory of Simeon work with three biblical lists: Book of Joshua 19:2-9, 1 Chronicles 4:28-32, which list towns belonging to Simeon, and Joshua 15:20-30, which lists these same towns as part of the territory of Judah. [3]
Ancient Greek: Σίμων (Simon).This name appears in Greek mythology as one of the Telchines.In Greek means "flat-nosed". [7] [3] [8] [9] Συμεών is the Hellenization of the name found in the Septuagint and parts of the New Testament, [5] this form continues in use through the mediaeval era, viz. Symeon the New Theologian.
Simeon and Levi slay the Shechemites. Genesis 34 describes how Simeon and Levi kill the people of Shechem.The Sefer haYashar expands on this narrative, and says that when Hamor asked Dinah's hand for his son Shechem, Simeon and Levi, to outwit him, replied that some delay was necessary in order to consult their grandfather Isaac about the matter.