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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.
Simeon of Jerusalem, or Simon of Clopas (Hebrew: שמעון הקלפוס), was a Jewish Christian leader and according to most Christian traditions the second Bishop of Jerusalem (63 or 70–107 or 117), succeeding James, brother of Jesus.
Ephesus (Greek: Ἔφεσος Ephesos) was a Greek city on the west coast of Anatolia. Paul of Tarsus lived there for several years, and also wrote an Epistle to the Ephesians. One of the Seven churches of Asia to whom the first part of the Book of Revelation is addressed (Revelation 2:1–7). The author praises the Ephesians for their ...
Implying a derivation from the Hebrew term shama on, meaning "he has heard"; this is a similar etymology as the Torah gives for the theophoric name Ishmael ("God has heard"; Genesis 16:11), on the basis of which it has been argued that the tribe of Simeon may originally have been an Ishmaelite group (Cheyne and Black, Encyclopaedia Biblica).
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]
The True Trend Of the Church As Viewed Through Revelation Chapters 2 & 3 by Pastor Rocky Veach; Seven Churches -Thoughts on the seven angels of Revelation This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Apocalypse". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Simeon Stylites the Younger (521–596), 6th century Christian ascetic saint, stylite and hieromonk; Simeon the Holy Fool, 6th-century saint from Syria; Symeon the Metaphrast (died c. 1000), Byzantine historian, hagiographer, and saint; Symeon the Studite (918–986 or 987), Byzantine monk and spiritual father of St. Simeon the New Theologian
Simeon the Holy Fool and his friend Ioann, Eastern Orthodox icon Simeon the Holy Fool ( Abba Simeon , Saint Simeon Salos or Saint Simeon Salus , Greek : Συμεών (ὁ διὰ τὸν Χριστόν) Σαλός ) was a Christian monk , hermit and saint of Byzantine-Syrian origin, who lived in the sixth century AD.