Genesis 29:33
And she conceived again and bare a son, and she said, Because it was heard before the Lord that I had hatred, and He gave me this also; and she called his name Shemeon.
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Genesis 30:6And Rahel said, The Lord hath judged me, and hath also received my prayer, and given me a son: therefore she called his name Dan.
Genesis 30:18And Leah said, The Lord hath given me my reward, because I gave my handmaid to my husband. And she called his name Issakar.
Genesis 34:25And it was on the third day, when their pains were strong upon them, that the two sons of Jakob, Shemeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, took each man his sword, and came upon the city, which dwelt in security, and slew every male,
Genesis 35:23The sons of Leah, the firstborn of Jakob, Reuben, and Shemeon, and Levi, and Jehudah, and Issakar, and Zebulon.
Genesis 49:5Shimeon and Levi are brothers; mighty men in the land of their sojourning, they did mightily.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 29:32-35
Increase of Jacob's Family. ( b. c. 1749.) 31 And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren. 32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. 33 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. 34 And she conceived again, and bare a… Read the whole commentary →