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Simeon
A righteous and devout man of Jerusalem on whom the Holy Spirit rested, promised he would not die before seeing the Lord's Christ. Taking the infant Jesus in his arms he sings the Nunc Dimittis (Luke 2:29-32), naming him a light for revelation to the Gentiles.
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Simeon and Anna in the Temple, Rembrandt
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Simeon in Scripture
Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture, so some of these verses may speak of another person called Simeon.
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Old Testament8 books · 35 mentions
Genesis10 mentions
- Genesis 29:33Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.
- Genesis 34:25Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
- Genesis 34:30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
- Genesis 35:23The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
- Genesis 42:24And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.
5 further mentions in Genesis, read them in the book.
Exodus2 mentions
Numbers9 mentions
- Numbers 1:6from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;
- Numbers 1:22From the sons of Simeon, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,
- Numbers 1:23those registered to the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.
- Numbers 2:12The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,
- Numbers 10:19Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,
4 further mentions in Numbers, read them in the book.
Deuteronomy1 mention
Joshua4 mentions
- Joshua 19:1The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon:
- Joshua 19:8and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.
- Joshua 21:4The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
- Joshua 21:9From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by name
1 Chronicles4 mentions
- 1 Chronicles 2:2Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.
- 1 Chronicles 4:24The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.
- 1 Chronicles 6:65They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
- 1 Chronicles 12:25From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.
2 Chronicles2 mentions
- 2 Chronicles 15:9And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
- 2 Chronicles 34:6Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them.
Ezekiel3 mentions
- Ezekiel 48:24Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west.
- Ezekiel 48:25Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west.
- Ezekiel 48:33On the south side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.
New Testament3 books · 6 mentions
Luke4 mentions
- Luke 2:25Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
- Luke 2:28Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:
- Luke 2:34Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
- Luke 3:30the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
Acts1 mention
Named alongside
Other people MannaFest has a page for whose name the text uses in Genesis 34, Genesis 42, Numbers 1, Numbers 26, Joshua 19, Joshua 21, Ezekiel 48 and Luke 2 (the chapters where this name lands most often). Each card shows the verse it came from. Scripture reuses names freely, so a page behind a name here may belong to another person who shares it.
JosephThe rejected-then-exalted son — Genesis's great Christ-type; preserver of his family and of Egypt; the bridge into Exod…Genesis 42:3So ten of Joseph’s brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt.
MosesIsrael's deliverer from Egyptian slavery, covenant mediator, and lawgiver.Numbers 1:1On the first day of the second month of the second year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, the LORD spoke to Moses in the Tent of Meeting in the Wilderness of Sinai. He said:
JudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line…Numbers 1:7from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;
JacobThe heel-grasping supplanter reshaped at Peniel into 'Israel, he who strives with God' — father of the twelve tribes.Genesis 34:1Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.
AaronBrother of Moses and Israel's first high priest; his rod budded, his garments were for glory and beauty, and his line c…Numbers 1:3You and Aaron are to number those who are twenty years of age or older by their divisions—everyone who can serve in Israel’s army.
ManassehJudah's longest-reigning and worst king, who filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; the book names his apostasy as the c…Numbers 1:10from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;
Studies that meet Simeon
These studies quote a verse that names Simeon.
The Historical BooksJoshua 21:4Ezekiel's Temple — Ezekiel 40–48Ezekiel 48:24Numbers — the Study GuideNumbers 1:6The Canticles — the Four Songs of Luke 1–2Luke 2:25
Studies working in the same chapters2
These do not quote a verse naming Simeon; they open other passages in the same chapters.