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Niger
Morrish Bible Dictionary
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.