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Genesis 29:33

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

Genesis 29:33 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 29:33

Theological / Devotional

Simeon. The birth of Reuben, apparently, did not fully meet Leah’s expectations with regard to Jacob. Her second son, born approximately a year later, she named Simeon, “hearing.” Perhaps, at last, God had heard how much she was hated.

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