Atomic Bible

Israelite who married a foreign wife during the exile.

Shimeon

Named in 1 verse of Ezra, first in Ezra 10:31.

שִׁמְעוֹןShimeon

The name means “same as Simeon.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

About Shimeon Written by AI

Shimeon is mentioned in Ezra 10:31 as one of the Israelites who had married foreign women during the Babylonian exile. After the return to Jerusalem, Ezra the scribe led a religious reform that required the Israelites to separate themselves from their foreign wives to maintain the purity of the nation. Shimeon, along with several other Israelites, was found to have married a foreign woman. As part of the reform, Shimeon agreed to send away his foreign wife, demonstrating his commitment to following God's law and maintaining the religious and cultural identity of the Israelites.

Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.

Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

Hearkening. Ezra 10:31.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names him

  1. Ezra 10:31

    From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.