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She conceived again, and bare a son, and said, "Because Yahweh has heard that I am hated, he has therefore given me this son also." She named him Simeon.
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A Name Meaning "Hearing"
All commentators agree that Leah named her son Simeon, which means "hearing," because she believed the Lord had heard her cry of distress. She felt "hated"—a term scholars clarify means "less loved" than her sister Rachel—and saw this child as a direct, personal answer from God to her painful situation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Genesis 29:6: רחל rāchēl — Rachel, “a ewe.”
Genesis 29:16: לאה lê'âh — Leah, “we…
19th Century
Anglican
She called his name Reuben. —There is something very touching in the history of these four births. When the first child is born, Leah joyf…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And she conceived again, and bare a son As soon as she well could. The Jews F24 have a notion, that Leah broug…
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The names Leah gave her children expressed her respect and regard for both God and her husband. Reuben, meaning "See a son," reflected her thought,…
