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Simeon

Simeon is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus as the son of Judah and the father of Levi. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Luke 3:30.

Why it matters. An ancestor of Jesus mentioned in his genealogy.

Primary passages
Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Simeon

Simeon is mentioned in Luk.3.30 as part of the genealogy of Jesus Christ. He is listed as the son of Judah and the father of Levi. This genealogy, which traces Jesus' lineage back to Adam, is unique to the Gospel of Luke and differs from the genealogy found in the Gospel of Matthew. The inclusion of Simeon in this genealogy highlights the connection between Jesus and the patriarchs of Israel, emphasizing his Jewish heritage and his role as the fulfillment of God's promises to his people.

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Family

Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.

Parents
Judah
Children
Levi

Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

Record type: Person. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.