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Niger

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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NIGER. The second name of Symeon , one of the prophets and teachers in the Church of Antioch ( Acts 13:1 ). His name Symeon shows his Jewish origin, and Niger was probably the Gentile name which he assumed. Nothing further is known of him.

Morley Stevenson.

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Niger'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​n/niger.html. 1909.
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