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Niger

Morrish Bible Dictionary

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Designation of Simeon, one of the teachers and prophets at Antioch. Acts 13:1 . Niger is the Latin for 'black,' and Simeon may have been so named because of his dark complexion; but this is not a necessary conclusion.

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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Niger'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​n/niger.html. 1897.
 
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