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Niger

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1884ISBE 19151 verse reference

Easton's 1897

Black, a surname of Simeon (Acts 13:1). He was probably so called from his dark complexion.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1884

(black) is the additional or distinctive name given to the Simeon who was one of the teachers and prophets in the church at Antioch. (Acts 13:1)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · public domain

ISBE 1915

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.

ni'-jer (Niger).

See SIMEON, (5).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

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