And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.
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Interpretation
This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of creation and fall in Genesis.
Read with
This thought runs through Genesis 29:31-35.
Glossary
- Simeon Person
- Hearing. (1. ) The second son of Jacob by Leah ( Gen. 29:33 ). He was associated with Levi in the terrible act of vengeance against Hamor and the Shechemites (34:25, 26).