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Leah and Simeon (Leah’s son)
How Leah and Simeon (Leah’s son) are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
Leah was a parent of Simeon (Leah’s son).
Simeon was Leah's second son, named when she said, "the Lord hath heard that I was hated".
and she called his name Simeon
Genesis 29:33, King James Version
The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon
Genesis 35:23, King James Version
Where they cross: Genesis 29:31-33
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Genesis 29:31-33
31And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
32And 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.
33And 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 35:23
23The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
King James Version