Bible Dictionaries
Niger
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
Surname of Simeon, second of the five teachers and prophets of the Antioch church (Acts 13:1). ("black".) Probably an African proselyte, because he is associated with Lucius of Cyrene in Africa. His Hebrew name, Simeon, shows his Hebrew extraction.
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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Niger'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/fbd/n/niger.html. 1949.