Genesis 29:33

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

She had a second son and named him Simeon, because she said, “The LORD has heard that my husband doesn't love me.”

Cross References

Genesis 30:18

Leah shouted, “God has rewarded me for letting Jacob marry my servant,” and she named the boy Issachar.

Genesis 30:20

she exclaimed, “God has given me a wonderful gift, and my husband will praise me for giving him six sons.” So she named the boy Zebulun.

Genesis 30:6

Rachel named him Dan, because she said, “God has answered my prayers. He has judged me and given me a son.”

Genesis 30:8

Rachel said, “I've struggled hard with my sister, and I've won!” So she named the boy Naphtali.

Genesis 34:25

Three days later the men who had been circumcised were still weak from pain. So Simeon and Levi, two of Dinah's brothers, attacked with their swords and killed every man in town,

Genesis 34:30

Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “Look what you've done! Now I'm in real trouble with the Canaanites and Perizzites who live around here. There aren't many of us, and if they attack, they'll kill everyone in my household.”

Genesis 35:23

Jacob had twelve sons while living in northern Syria. His firstborn Reuben was the son of Leah, who later gave birth to Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. Leah's servant Zilpah had two sons: Gad and Asher. Jacob and his wife Rachel had Joseph and Benjamin. Rachel's servant woman Bilhah had two more sons: Dan and Naphtali.

Genesis 42:24

Joseph turned away from them and cried, but soon he turned back and spoke to them again. Then he had Simeon tied up and taken away while they watched.

Deuteronomy 21:15

Suppose a man has two wives and loves one more than the other. The first son of either wife is the man's firstborn son, even if the boy's mother is the wife the man doesn't love. Later, when the man is near death and is dividing up his property, he must give a double share to his firstborn son, simply because he was the first to be born.