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Semei

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GREEK · G21473

Σεμειων

— Semeion

Σεμειων Semeion - a name found only in LXX at 1Ch.4.19 with no equivalent in the Hebrew text

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Historical dictionary entry

Mentioned in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:26).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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