Simeon
Mentioned in AD 4 traditional (Jones)
Mentioned in 2 verses, first in Luke 2:25.
Compiled from the tagged verses.
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- 2 verses
- Mentioned in the era of the New Testament, 4 BC to AD 100.
- Named in the same verses as Mary.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Simeon, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- likely location: Jerusalem1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 21 BC to AD 29, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
2 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Simeon 42 |
| KJV | Simeon 50 |
| ASV | Simeon 46 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 2 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Luke2 verses
- 2:25
Now 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.
- 2:34
Then 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,