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Simeon

1.
a. Old Testament the second son of Jacob and Leah
b. the tribe descended from him
c. the territory once occupied by this tribe in the extreme south of the land of Canaan
2. New Testament a devout Jew, who recognized the infant Jesus as the Messiah and uttered the canticle Nunc Dimittis over him in the Temple (Luke 2:25--35)
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Simeon

recognizes young Jesus as messiah. [N.T.: Luke 2:22–34]
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Simeon

Born 864 or 865; died May 27,927. Bulgarian prince (from 893) and tsar (from 919). Simeon greatly expanded the First Bulgarian Kingdom through numerous wars with Byzantium; the kingdom achieved its greatest power and cultural development during his reign. Bȯgomilism arose during the same period. [23–1154–]

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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"Couldn't thee and mother manage the farm?" said Simeon, smiling.
"Thee mustn't speak evil of thy rulers, Simeon," said his father, gravely.
"I am surprised at thee, son," said Simeon; "thy mother never taught thee so.
Simeon second blushed scarlet; but his mother only smiled, and said, "Simeon is my good boy; he will grow older, by and by, and then he will be like his father."
"Fear not, then, friend George; it is not for thee, but for God and man, we do it," said Simeon. "And now thou must lie by quietly this day, and tonight, at ten o'clock, Phineas Fletcher will carry thee onward to the next stand,--thee and the rest of they company.
Kent Simeon, head of Pantukan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), said the local government allowed the families to return home after the water subsided by Tuesday afternoon.
Hundreds of displaced families in ComVal return home
But Luciano Pavarotti feared he would starve if he didn't have round-the-clock access to food, according to Simeon Rosset, the Italian tenor's butler his former butler.
Hello, room service? Can you bring me a kitchen, please... Pavarotti's butler on meals for a tenor; Nessun Dorma singer's food fear revealed
Even at a young age, Simeon loved mathematics - a subject he excelled at in elementary and high school.
He has 2 degrees from 2 universities - both with honors
TEENAGER Simeon Sayer will soon be heading over to America to walk the hallowed halls of Harvard.
Hard work adds up to Harvard for student Simeon
TEENAGER Simeon Sayer will soon be heading to America to walk the hallowed halls of Harvard.
Harvard's hallowed halls beckon for brainy Simeon; DETERMINED TEENAGER GETS GRADES FOR AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
Teaming up with his cousin, Victoria Burchell, Matt will be running in memory of Simeon Bennett - his cousin and Victoria's brother - who died from a glioblastoma brain tumour three years ago.
MD on run for tumour charity

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