4 I was born of Jacob as my father's second son; and my mother Leah called me Simeon, because the Lord had heard her prayer. (T12)
Testament of Simeon 1:4
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Testament of Levi 1:3–5
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Testament of Issachar 1:2–4
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Testament of Gad 1:1–3
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Testament of Naphtali 1:5–7
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Testament of Zebulun 1:2–4
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Genesis 29:32–34
32 And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.” 33 Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved,…
Testament of Issachar 1:16–18
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