Simeon Niger

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Dwo (talk | contribs) at 04:29, 11 July 2016 (MOS:ANDOR). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Simeon Niger is a person in the Book of Acts in the New Testament. He is mentioned in Acts 13:1 as being one of the "prophets and teachers" in the church of Antioch:

In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.

— Acts 13:1, NIV

The nickname Niger means "black", and refers to a dark complexion or African descent.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kistemaker, Simon J. (1990). Acts. Baker Book House. p. 454.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simeon_Niger&oldid=729280408"